HEAT

EXCHANGER
RELIABILITY PROGRAM
ADVANCED SEALING TECHNOLOGY
A Total System Solution
Chesterton® Heat Exchanger Sealing
Reliability Program
The design and function of heat exchangers present
one of the most difficult sealing applications in a plant.
The wide range of operating conditions subject heat
exchangers to severe thermal cycling and hydrostatic
pressures. These tough conditions make it difficult
to achieve a tight seal on the bolted flange joints.

Chesterton offers a Total System Solution

for heat exchanger sealing that focuses on:
I Selecting the proper gasket
I Optimizing bolt loading
I Maintaining gasket sealing stress
PROGRAM
CHESTER TON HEAT EXCHANGER SEALING RELIABILIT Y

We analyze the unique operating parameters of each heat exchanger application,

to provide an engineered sealing system, improving plant efficiencies and reducing
total operating costs.
I Meet current fugitive emissions and environmental
regulations
I Control leakage and product loss while minimizing
safety and housekeeping concerns
I Reduce unscheduled downtime on production-critical
heat exchangers
I Simplify maintenance requirements with a plant
standardization program

Our reliability program offers Outage and Turnaround Planning

I In-plant survey of heat exchangers and other critical flanges
I Complete engineering review of fluid compatibility, pressure, and temperature
capabilities; gasket sealing stress; and bolted connections
I Comprehensive training programs for product selection, installation,
and proper bolting techniques
I Logistics and planning support

Flange Live Loading Systems—Advanced sealing technology for a leak-free heat exchanger seal
We combine the best achievable sealing technologies to provide dramatic improvements in sealing reliability by optimizing
bolt loading to maintain gasket sealing stress above the minimum required to maintain a leak-free bolted flange. These
systems are ideally suited for all heat exchanger applications, especially those subject to vibrations, pressure surges, and
the effects of thermal cycling. Contact your Chesterton representative for warranty details.

Flange Discs Steel Trap™

These are designed specifically to eliminate spring Steel Trap provides improved
stacking on large heat exchanger stud bolts. performance at minimum
Manufactured from aerospace corrosion-resistant gasket seating stress for the
steel used for jet engines and steam turbines— greatest margin of reliability.
applications where high temperature and It is the ideal replacement
vibration are present—our flange discs offer gasket in problem applications
improved performance over more common such as heat exchangers and
flange disc materials. Chesterton Flange Live other critical flanges.
Loading can provide dramatic improvements
in sealing performance and service life.
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Flange Sealing Solutions

G LO B A L S O LU T I O N S ,
Our sealing specialists work with LO C A L S E R V I C E
customers around the world, across
a broad range of applications, and Since its founding in 1884, the
in all industries to implement A.W. Chesterton Company has
engineered flange sealing solutions. successfully met the critical needs of
Our Flange Live Loading sealing its diverse customer base. Today, as
technologies and programs will help always, customers count on Chesterton
you achieve your plant’s goals to solutions to increase equipment
improve reliability, meet emissions reliability, optimize energy
regulations, and improve plant consumption, and provide local
efficiencies while reducing overall costs. technical support and service wherever
Chesterton offers innovative flange sealing solutions for high pressure, high they are in the world.
temperature applications, as well as a full line of general service gaskets that
Chesterton’s global capabilities include:
provide optimized performance while promoting plant standardization.
I Servicing plants in over
100 countries

I Global manufacturing
I Heat exchangers I Valve bonnets
operations
I ANSI/DIN/JIS pipe flanges I Manhole
I More than 500 Service
I Evaporators/condensers I Handhole
Centers and Sales Offices
I Chillers I Gage glass worldwide
I Crystallizers I Over 1200 trained local
Service Specialists and
Technicians

Visit our website at

www.chesterton.com

Chesterton ISO certificates available on www.chesterton.com/corporate/iso

Steel Trap™ is a trademark of A.W. Chesterton Company in USA and other countries.
Technical data reflects results of laboratory tests and is intended to indicate general characteristics only.
A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESSED, OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE. LIABILITY, IF ANY, IS LIMITED TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT ONLY.
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