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
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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

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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
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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.

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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
Lt 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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