Klinger

Sentry Gasket
Metallic gaskets are used in high
pressure and typically hazardous Klinger — Allows leak testing on individual
pipelines constituting a huge safety
risk in the event of a failure. Sentry Gasket to pressurise the full system.
— Leak test both the primary and
For this reason leakage testing secondary sides of the seal.
prior to pressurising the pipeline — Speeds up the leakage testing
is of utmost importance. However reducing plant downtime.
traditional leak testing carries
heavy production downtime and
subsequence loss of earnings. of testing media required.

at installation reducing the need

if leakage occurs, in one visit to

Traditional leakage testing Reverse Integrity

Leakage testing a newly
erected or amended pipeline
pipeline with pressurised water
or gas to monitor any changes
in pressure which indicate a
is carried out in sections
by blanking off an area of
a pipeline using shutoff
valves or blinds.
Depending on the valve
location it may be a large
section of pipeline that must
be pressurised to test a single
Gasket leakage testing
Reverse Integrity Gaskets
are designed to allow leakage
testing to be carried out
on individual gasketed
connections to determine
if tightness has been
achieved before introducing
internal pressure and also
allows monitoring of the
Gasket test port

cases it is not practicable to

testing large portions of

pipeline is a time consuming
process, increasing production
downtime and consequently
induces economic loss.

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Klinger Sentry Klinger Sentry gasket, which utilises a serrated metal

RTJ Gasket gaskets are heavy duty, high-pressure

gaskets largely used in offshore
Sentry designed for use in raised face

petrochemical applications.

Material Brinell Hardness Facing Materials

engineered components designed Soft Iron 90
standards API 6A, ASME B16.20 and Low Carbon Steel 120 1
ASME B16.5.
4-6% Cr ½% Mo 130 2 gaskets. However, other materials can
304 160
316 160 aggressive duties or mica for high
recesses in the opposing faces of the in the following materials.
temperature duties.
321 160
into the groove and the angled sealing 347 160
faces deform to match the grooves and 3
410 170 Facing Material
create a seal. Graphite

Inconel 625 - Mica

4

Hastelloy C-276 -
Core Materials
5
*Soft iron and carbon steel gaskets
are zinc plated to prevent corrosion 6 manufactured from a range of core
materials according to media compatibility
and temperature considerations.

Core Material
Stainless Steel 316L
Stainless Steel 304
Carbon Steel
Monel 400

1 Inconel 600
contact face with concentric serrations
2 Anti-Rotation Device which provide high pressure areas, Inconel 625
3 Outer Guide Ring
Hastelloy B-2/B-3
4 Pressurisation Groove Hastelloy C-276
result is a gasket which combines the
5 Primary Seal
advantages of seal integrity associated
6 Secondary Seal with metallic gaskets. Stainless Steel 347
Stainless Steel 321
Compressible Filler Material Zirconium

254 SMO

Hastelloy C-22
Serrated Metal Core Hastelloy G-31
Alloy 20

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Sentry Gasket
Leakage Testing
A Klinger Sentry gasket incorporates
a leak detection system
5 2
1 device which sits within the
2 stress at the welds.
3
Post Leak detection
1 2
Blind Plug with Fire-Safe seal
connector on the duct, to close the
has a sealing member in the form of
an annular packer enabling the gasket
Klinger Sentry Gasket
1 4
High Pressure quick release
test plug connector
Quick release connection between
pressure equipment inlet and gasket
test plug connector allow quick
and easy attachment for testing.
4 Anti-Rotation Device
prevents rotation and bending
of the testing duct preventing
6 use both on site and for subsea
3
Pressurised Recesses
occurs in the annular cavities above
style the pressurisation occurs in
the annular space between primary
and secondary seals.
shaped recess compatible for use with 1
torqueing tools such as an Allen key.
at the end of the leakage testing
procedure and can only be used
once. If removed for retesting, the
blanking cap must be renewed.
Klinger Sentry Gasket
Insertion Tool
Pressure Monitoring
Pressure changes within the sealed
recess are monitored from outside accurately within the lower bolts of the
will be maintained. Conversely, in the holes designed to accommodate
event of a seal fault, failure to hold the minimal need for re-visiting.
pressure can provide an indication of
a leak path between the gasket and
the recess, indicating intervention is
5 is no ‘bruising’ or ‘pinching’ to the gasket.
Pressurised Fluid Inlet
Klinger hydraulic test equipment
is designed to be compatible for
of the tool also prevents the handle from
rotating in front of the studbolt holes,
ensuring the gasket doesn’t need to be
6
repositioned to add the remaining bolts.
Fluid Delivery Ducts
Once installation is complete, the handle
and is accessible from the outside
of the pipe when the gasket is sealed
be retained for records. After a period of
channel within the gasket to allow cathodic reaction, as a result of immersion
pressurisation of the cavities. in salt water.
2
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