How to calculate if the bolt material can handle gasket stress.
Sealing Sense
Ensuring stuffing box reliability and controlling the environment mitigate many issues.
The restrained styles restrain, or better manage, the pressure thrust forces within the piping system.
What are the best practices for sealing equipment with high thermal expansion?
The testing characteristics of ductile and brittle bolting materials.
Calculation assumptions can lead to shorter equipment life, more downtime.
Compare the axial and lateral end load conditions for five possible piping designs.
Tips for selecting seal face materials in harsh conditions.
There is a new method to derive gasket design constants for bolted joint design.
Learn why updates are needed for API test standard 607 and stay tuned for more.