Bringing together several decades of research findings in a single, coherent, up-to-date source, this practical guide discusses industrial, automotive, and chemical gasket types and materials from selection, installation, and testing to state-of-the-art applications and problem-solving and prevention methods;including the most recent design procedures for a variety of gasketed joints. With over 300 tables, graphs, drawings, and photographs illustrating techniques and equipment, Gaskets and Gasketed Joints elucidates complex mechanical and leakage behavior of gaskets and gasketed joints provides step-by-step instructions for choosing proper gaskets based on hands-on experience in a process chemical plant and a computer-based selection approach presents and evaluates the latest methods for testing gaskets, including emerging gasket rating and quality factors compares current and proposed flanged joint design rules for the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code using the Taylor Forge form covers, for the first time, the design of noncircular, gasketed joints and joints having full-faced contact both within and without the bolt circle explores gasketed joints during assembly and in-service, delineating techniques for in-service inspection and sealing in-process leaks and more! Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this highly accessible work is ideal for mechanical and chemical engineers; consultants to process chemical, petroleum, refinery, power, and automotive industries; gasket manufacturers and suppliers; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.
Preface
Contributors
Part I : Gaskets
Chapter 1 : Gasket Behavior and Its Influence on the Safety of Flanged Joints
Chapter 2 : Internal Combustion Engine Gaskets
Chapter 3 : Industrial Gaskets
Chapter 4 : Chemical Gaskets
Part II : Evaluating and Testing Gaskets
Chapter 5 : PVRC/Technology for Characterizing Gaskets Used in Bolted Flanged Connections
Part III : Selecting a Gasket
Chapter 6 : Gasket Selection-A Flowchart Approach
Chapter 7 : Reliable Gasket Calculations on a Personal Computer
Part IV : The Design of Gasketed Joints
Chapter 8 : Introduction to the Design of Gasketed Joints
Chapter 9 : ASME Flanged Joint Design Rules-New vs. Traditional
Chapter 10 : Bolted Flanged Connections for Noncircular Pressure Vessels,
Chapter 11 : Bolted Flanged Connections for Full-Face Gaskets
Part V : The Gasketed Joint in Service
Chapter 12 : Assembling a Gasketed Joint
Chapter 13 : In-Service Inspection of Gasketed Joints
Chapter 14 : Stopping Leakage of In-Service Joints
Index
