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March 1, 2007

Piping Design, Part 2 - Flanges

The engineer or designer must choose among several flange options. Additional decisions involve facing and surface finishes, and the appropriate gaskets, bolts and nuts

W. M. Huitt, W. M. Huitt Co. 

Click here for full pdf version of this article - includes all graphs, charts, tables, and author information Pipe flanges are used to mechanically connect pipe sections to other pipe sections, inline components, and equipment. Flanges also allow pipe to be...

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