The sealing performance of pipe flange connection subjected to an external bending moment was evaluated with the FEM and the experiments. The experimental leakage test using water revealed that the bending moment had an important effect on the sealing performance. The FE analyses suggested that the contact gasket stress, which was a function of the bolt preload, determines the leakage. The changes in contact gasket stress at tension side and compression side when the external bending moment applied were not symmetrical. The reduction in the contact gasket stress of tension side was larger than that of compression side due to the non-linear stress-strain behavior of the gasket. In addition, the hub stress of the flange when external bending moment applied, was evaluated from FE result and the discussion for optimizing the flange design subjected to external bending moment was done in this paper.
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ASME 2009 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference
July 26–30, 2009
Prague, Czech Republic
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Evaluation of Sealing Performance of Pipe Flange Connection Subjected to External Bending Moments
Yoshio Takagi,
Yoshio Takagi
Tokyo Electric Power Company, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Hiroyasu Torii,
Hiroyasu Torii
Tokyo Electric Power Company, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Toshiyuki Sawa,
Toshiyuki Sawa
Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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Kensuke Funada
Kensuke Funada
Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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Yoshio Takagi
Tokyo Electric Power Company, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Hiroyasu Torii
Tokyo Electric Power Company, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Toshiyuki Sawa
Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Kensuke Funada
Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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PVP2009-77494, pp. 917-923; 7 pages
Published Online:
July 9, 2010
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Takagi, Y, Torii, H, Sawa, T, & Funada, K. "Evaluation of Sealing Performance of Pipe Flange Connection Subjected to External Bending Moments." Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. Volume 3: Design and Analysis. Prague, Czech Republic. July 26–30, 2009. pp. 917-923. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2009-77494
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