Shell-and-tube heat exchangers (STHEs) are used abundantly throughout the chemical, oil and gas, and fertilizer industries. Their service is essential to numerous processes—it can be said that without ...

The specific and patented shape of this new gasket design, named LATTYmultirating, represents a significant advancement in the field of flange gaskets by adapting to 4 different pressure classes.

The deflection of a rigid flange as it affects and is in turn affected by varying amounts of gasket compression between the bolt holes is mathematically analyzed. Fiber polymeric gaskets that can be ...