Ring Gasket Design R Ring Gaskets + API approved for 6B flanges. * Rseals on both ID and OD of gasket. + Not pressure energized. * Does not allow face to face contact. + Flange bolting may need periodic tightening. R Gasket RX Ring Gaskets API approved for 6B flanges. RX seals on only OD of gasket. Large load-bearing surface on ID to transmit loads. Does not allow face to face contact. Flange bolting may need periodic tightening. RX GaSket BX Ring Gaskets API approved for 6BX flanges. Primary sealing on OD of gasket. Face to face contact. (Note this may not be possible in worst case tolerances). Pressure energized seal. BX GasketSTANDOFFS FOR FLANGE AND CLAMP HUB MAKEUPS PER API 6A-17th EDITION. Type ’R’ ring gaskets:- -19" in all cases with the exception of the following:- * R-73, 21.1/4" API-2000 which is .13"'. The type "R" ring joint gasket is not energized by internal pressure. Sealing takes place along small bands of contact between the grooves and the gasket, on both the OD and ID of the gasket. The gasket may be either octagonal or oval in cross section. The type "R" design does not allow face-to-face contact between the hubs or flanges, so external loads are transmitted through the sealing surfaces of the ring. Vibration and external loads may cause the small bands of contact between the ring and the ring grooves to deform plastically, so that the joint may develop a leak unless the flange bolting is periodically tightened. Standard procedure with type "R" joints in the BOP stacks is to tighten the flange bolting weekly.Type ’RX’ ring gaskets:- .47" in all cases with the exception of the following:- RX-73, 21.1/4" API-2000 which is .59" RX-74, 20.3/4"" API-3000 which is .72". The "RX" pressure-energized ring joint gasket was developed by Cameron and adopted by API. Sealing takes place along small bands of contact between the grooves and the OD of the gasket. The gasket is made slightly larger in diameter than the grooves, and is compressed slightly to achieve initial sealing as the joint is tightened. The "RX" design does not allow face-to-face contact between the hubs or flanges. However, the gasket has large load-bearing surfaces on its inside diameter to transmit external loads without plastic deformation of the sealing surfaces of the gasket. Cameron recommends that a new gasket be used each time the joint is made up.Type ’BX? ring gaskets:- In ALL cases are face to face, therefore no standoff needs to be taken into account. The "BX" pressure-energized ring joint gasket was designed for face-to-face contact of the hubs or flanges. Sealing takes place along small bands of contact between the grooves and the OD of the gasket. The gasket is made slightly larger in diameter than the grooves, and is compressed slightly to achieve initial sealing as the joint is tightened. Although the intent of the "BX" design was face-to-face contact between the hubs or flanges, the groove and gasket tolerances, which are adopted, are such that, if the ring dimension is on the high side of the tolerance range and the groove dimension is on the low side of the tolerance range, face-to- face contact may be very difficult to achieve. Without face-to-face contact, vibration and external loads can cause plastic deformation of the ring, eventually resulting in leaks. Both flanged and clamp hub "BX" joints are equally prone to this difficulty. The "BX" gasket is frequently manufactured with axial holes to ensure pressure balance, since both the ID and the OD of the gasket may contact the grooves.