FLANGE CHECK
FLange Check for Pullhead 18-inch
Load_Case "Instalt Condition"
The following spreadsheet calculates internal flange stresses resulting from the internal pressure,
external tensile force and external bending moment for weld neck flanges in accordance with ASME
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1, Appendix 2,
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Variables: N newton kN 1000 N MPa N mm
1.0 Spreadsheet Inputs
1.1 Flange Geometry
Number of bolts: n 20 (ASME B16.5)
π 2 2
Bolt Core Area: CSA ( 40.63mm) CSA 1296.53 mm
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Gasket width: w 28.58 mm
w
Basic gasket seat width: b0 b0 3.57 mm (ASME VIII - Table 2-5.2)
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b 2.52 b0 mm if b0 6 mm
Effective gasket seat width:
b 3.57 mm (ASME VIII - Table 2-5.2)
b0 otherwise
Gasket seating load: y 180 MPa (ASME VIII - Table 2-5.1)
Gasket factor: m 6.5 (ASME VIII - Table 2-5.1)
Mean gasket diameter: G 533.4 mm
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Flange OD: A 745 mm
Flange ID = Pipe ID: B 422.2 mm
Bolt circle diameter: Cb 654 mm
Hub length: h 93.48 mm
Hub thickness, back of flange: g1 62 mm
Hub thickness, small end: g0 17.5 mm
Flange thickness: t 82.6 mm
1.2 Material Properties
Flange Material Grade: A 694 F65 Bolt Material: ASTM A 320- L43 (ASME II part D table 3 row 37)
SMYS: SMYSf 450MPa Allowable Bolt Stress at Atmospheric Temperature Sa 724 MPa
UTS: UTSf 535 MPa Allowable Bolt Stress at Design Temperature Sb 724 MPa
(Including derating of steel yield stress due to temperature)
Install Opera
Node Name
Force (N) Moment (Nm) Force (N)
LAYDOWN 1206000 830000 0
1.3 Loads
Load Condition: LC 1 Load_Case "Instalt Condition" if LC = 1
"Operation Condition" otherwise
Design Internal Pressure: Pd 0MPa if LC = 1 Pd 0.000 MPa
0MPa if LC = 2
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External Tensile Force: Fext Fhyd if LC = 1 Fext0 1.21 10 N
Foper if LC = 2
External Moment: Mext Mhyd if LC = 1
Mext0 830000.00 J
Moper if LC = 2
2.0 Calculations
2.1 Total Effective Pressure
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(See Section 3.1 for input parameters required for calculation of total effective pressure)
4 Fext 16 Mext 2
Total Effective Pressure: Peff Pd Peff0 33.25 N mm
2 3
π G π G
2.2 Flange Design Strength
Allowable Stress - flange material: Sf 450MPa
Allowable stress is decided with following consideration:
The code of ASME B16.5 does not mention the ASTM A 694 F52 on the it's flange material class.
The code of MSS SP 44 does not cover the pipeline flange with size below 12in, and also in this code on Annex
A gives the value of allowable stress without consider the material grade i.e. F36, F42, F52 etc.
The code of ASME section II part D is referenced by code of ASME section VIII, does
not cover material spec ASTM A694.
The code of ASTM A694 gives the value of SMYS and SMTS only.
The code of ASTM A694 on section 5.1.2 mention that this material shall be suitable to be welded to
API standard 5L pipe.
By the ASME 31.8 , allowable hoop stress and combine stress = 0.5*SMYS, flange allowable stress is
taken 0.5 of SMYS also.
2.3 Bolt Force
2
Bolt Stress Area: Ab n CSA Ab 25930.657 mm
Loaded Conditions
π 2
Total Hydrostatic end force: H G Peff H0 7430.222 kN
4
Total Joint compressive force: Hp 2 b π G m Peff Hp 0 2587.76 kN
Min Required Bolt Force: Wm1 H Hp Wm10 10017.984 kN
Wm1 2
Required Bolt Area: Am1 Am10 13836.995 mm
Sb
Gasket Seating Conditions
Min Required Bolt Force: Wm2 π b G y Wm2 1077.58 kN
Total Required Bolt Area: Wm2 2
Am2 Am2 1488.364 mm
Sa
Total Required Bolt Area:
Required bolt cross-sectional area, based on greater of Am1 and Am2
Am i01 Am1i01 Am2
Am i01 max Am i01 Am 0 13837 mm
2
Unity check for required bolt cross-sectional area Am
BoltUnity
Ab BoltUnity0 0.53
2.4 Flange Factors (ASME VIII - Fig. 2-7.1)
F 0.66 V 0.06 f 1.00
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Factors dependant on F,V & f:
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U 2 3 F 1 t e 1 t
d h0 g0 d 1745544 mm e e 0.007664 mm L L 1.34436
V h0 T d
2.5 Force and Moment Calculations
Operational Conditions
Loads
Flange bolt load Wo Wm1 Wo 0 10017984 N
Hydrostatic end load π 2
Hd B Peff Hd 0 4655134 N
inside flange: 4
Gasket load: Hg Wm1 H Hg 0 2587762 N
Hydrostatic - Gasket: Ht H Hd Ht0 2775088 N
Lever Arms
Radial distance from Cb B g1
hd hd 84.90 mm
bolt circle 2
Radial distance from Cb G
hg hg 60.30 mm
gasket force to bolt circle 2
Radial distance from Cb B hg
ht ht 88.10 mm
bolt circle to Ht circle 4 2
Moments
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Moment due to Hd Md Hd hd Md0 3.95 10 N mm
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Moment due to Hg Mg Hg hg Mg0 1.56 10 N mm
8
Moment due to Ht Mt Ht ht Mt0 2.44 10 N mm
Total Flange Moment: Mtoto Md Mg Mt Mtoto 0 795748.18 m N
( Am Ab) Sa
Bolt load for Gasket seating : Wg Wg 0 14395889.924 N ASME VIII div1 App2 Formula 4
2
Bolt load for operation Wgo Wm1 Wgo0 10017984.132 N ASME VIII div1 App2 Formula 3
Gasket Load (Hg) = Flange bolt load (Wg)
Total flange moment = Moment due to Hg (Mg):
Mtotg Wg hg Mtotg 0 868072.16 kN mm
2.6 Stress Checks
The total flange moment that is used for the stress check is the larger of those determined under
operational conditions and from gasket seating.
Mhi01 Mtoto i01 Mtotg i01 Mhi01 max Mhi01 Mh0 133549.56 m N m
In accordance with ASME VIII - Cl. 2-8, the following stresses are evaluated:
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Longitudinal Hub Stress: Calculated Stress Allowable Stress
Mh
Shub f
2 Allowable Sf 1
L g1 B
Shub 0 397.9 MPa Allowable 450.00 MPa
Shub
HubUnity HubUnity 0 0.88
Allowable
( 1.33 t e 1) Mh
Radial Flange Stress: Srad Allowable Sf
2
Lt B
Srad 0 412.9 MPa Allowable 450 MPa
Srad
RadialUnity RadialUnity 0 0.92
Allowable
Y Mh Allowable Sf
Tangential Stress: Stan Z Srad
2
t B
Stan0 278.6 MPa Allowable 450 MPa
Stan
TanUnity TanUnity0 0.62
Allowable
Shub Srad Allowable Sf
Additional Stress Check 1: Sh1
2
Sh10 405.4 MPa Allowable 450 MPa
Sh1
Com1Unity Com1Unity 0 0.90
Allowable
Shub Stan
Sh2 Allowable Sf
Additional Stress Check 2: 2
Sh20 338.2 MPa Allowable 450 MPa
Sh2
Com2Unity Com2Unity 0 0.75
Allowable
Wg
Bolt Stress for Gasket seating SboltGS
Ab SboltGS 555.17 MPa Allowable Sb
0
SboltGS
BoltUnityGS BoltUnityGS 0.77
Sb 0
Wgo
Bolt Stress for operation load SboltHT SboltHT 386.34 MPa
Ab 0
SboltHT
BoltUnityHT BoltUnityHT 0.53
Allowable 0
3.1 Governing Load Condition
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Govi01 if Mtoto i01 Mtotg i01 Load_Case "Gasket Seating"
3.2 Summary Of Unity Checks
Radial Bolt Load Tangential Additional Additional
Number Node Bolt Longitudinal
Flange for Gasket Flange Stress Stress Governing Case Check
Order Name Area Hub Stress
Stress Seating Stress Check 1 Check 2
1 AYDOW 0.53 0.88 0.92 0.77 0.62 0.90 0.75 Gasket Seating Ok
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