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stress analysis on flange for circular duct

stress analysis on flange for circular duct

stress analysis on flange for circular duct

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I'm doing a stress analysis (hand calcs, not FEA) on some round air ducts.  Someone brought up the stress at flanges (either into air boxes or expansion joints) could be a concern.  I guess I can imagine how a stiff section of the flange might cause some localized stress, but I don't know how to analyze it.  Any suggestions?

Thanks.

RE: stress analysis on flange for circular duct

Look @ ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Sect. VIII, Div. 1, Appendix 2 for flange design.

RE: stress analysis on flange for circular duct

If you are designing the flanges as flat faced (metal to metal contact outside the bolt circle) I have the Class 1, Category 1 programed in Mathcad. Let me know if you could use it. I would be happy to share it with you.


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RE: stress analysis on flange for circular duct

(OP)
Thanks for the info.  Thanks for the offer on the mathcad program, but I don't have matchcad (or even a fortran compiler, if it kicks it could be kicked out as code.)  Besides, it needs to be in a documented report, so I will have to go through the calc from scratch anyway.  Thanks though.

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