Hello All,
My question relates to ASME Section 8 Division 1 Appendix 2 and ASME PCC-1. I'm trying to calculate bolt torque for engineered flanges only and basing my calculations on Appendix 2 to find bolt load, then finding the actual torque value from PCC-1.
After finding bolt loads for both...
From my understanding of use with spiral wound gaskets, the inner and outer metallic rings are used as compression stops and should not be used in calculations for proper seating width "N".
Which is N=(G_od-G_id)/2 where G_od and G_id are gasket dimensions that are being compressed(touched)...