Gasket Selection

In steam & thermic oil 350 C + I always use Klingerite 1000C packing sheet and make out my own gasket for all sizes of flanges . The Sheet size is 8' x 4' x 1/8".

Practically all my erected Plants since last 10 years have not reported any leakage till date on Steam/ Condensate/ Thero Oil Flanges.

spiral wound gaskets of monel is best suited as per your flange size

rajesh shah

Which make? Where to get the spec sheet of this and all other types?

The two selections are very good :

1. Klingerite (3 mm thk.) with the optimum design temp. (ready made or fabricated from sheets).

2. Spiral wound gaskets of monel or stainless (ready made only).

But take care that the gasket rating shall be the same as the rating of flange.

In accordance with ASME B16.5 : For design temp. (not operating) of 250 ^oC and design pressure (not operating) of 12.1 bar, the flange and gasket rating may be 150#, over that you have to select a higher rating, may be 300#.

hello,

If as per calculation you have stated above using ANSI B16.5,rating of flange is coming Class 150,then what is reason to go for higher rating.

SIR,

I found sent answers are more than enough and very practical.

Best wishes for all

Mr. Galal can you e-mail me: Epumpman21@yahoo.com

pumpman

For future reference here is a online gasket design center. http://www.ramgaskets.co.uk/engineers-gasket-design-centre.html From which you can download a charts detailing both how to select gasket materials. http://www.ramgaskets.co.uk/uploads/Gasket_Materials_Selector.pdf And specifying their properties. http://www.ramgaskets.co.uk/uploads/Gasket_Material_Properties.pdf