Publication detail

Estimating leak rates of circular gaskets under nonuniform contact pressures using EN 13555 test data

LÉTAL, T.

Original Title

Estimating leak rates of circular gaskets under nonuniform contact pressures using EN 13555 test data

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Design and evaluation of bolted flange connections for pressure vessels and piping increasingly requires tightness estimates, which can be quantified by leak rate. Procedures according to standard EN 1591–1 in conjunction with gasket test data according to EN 13555 allow bolted flange connection leak rate estimation based on gasket contact pressure history. During the test, leak rate is measured at uniform gasket contact pressure distributions. However, at operating conditions, the contact pressure is generally not uniform, which leads to nonuniform fluid leakage through the seal. For estimating leak rate in such cases, local fluid conductance in radial as well as circumferential direction would have to be known, however the conductance can be deduced only for radial direction from the tests. This paper takes advantage of an assumption, that circumferential fluid conductance must be positive, i.e., between zero and infinity. Expected leak rate interval based on this assumption is narrower than interval between minimum and maximum leak rate estimated from extreme gasket contact pressures, leading to more precise estimates.

Keywords

Bolted flange connection; Gasket; Tightness; Leak rate; Fugitive emissions; Pressure vessels and piping

Authors

LÉTAL, T.

Released

1. 12. 2022

Publisher

Elsevier

ISBN

0308-0161

Periodical

The International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Year of study

200

Number

December

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages count

9

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308016122001946

BibTex

@article{BUT179189,
  author="Tomáš {Létal}",
  title="Estimating leak rates of circular gaskets under nonuniform contact pressures using EN 13555 test data",
  journal="The International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping",
  year="2022",
  volume="200",
  number="December",
  pages="9",
  doi="10.1016/j.ijpvp.2022.104809",
  issn="0308-0161",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308016122001946"
}