A leak tight design methodology for large diameter flanges based on non-linear modelling and analysis

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dc.contributor.advisor Theron, Nicolaas J. en
dc.contributor.coadvisor Pietra, F. en
dc.contributor.postgraduate Luyt, Ian Christiaan Berning en
dc.date.accessioned 2016-07-29T11:01:59Z
dc.date.available 2016-07-29T11:01:59Z
dc.date.created 2016-04-15 en
dc.date.issued 2015 en
dc.description Dissertation (MEng)--University of Pretoria, 2015. en
dc.description.abstract There is currently a need for large diameter flanges for the supply of water in South Africa. These large diameter pipe flanges are required to accommodate pipes with nominal bores of up to 4 m and should successfully withstand internal pressures of up to 8 MPa. No current relevant standard / code contains prescribed design values for flanges which either operate at such high pressures or have such large diameters. Due to this an alternative method of design, by means of non-linear finite element modelling, is proposed. Three types of integral flange designs are considered, namely: flat face, raised face, and a modified raised face with an O-ring groove. The effects of creep-relaxation, flange rotation, and the bolting sequence are considered. For each of these designs a finite element model was created and compared to a small scale experiment which included strain and contact pressure measurements. The proposed non-linear finite element models were capable of accurately predicting the strains in the flanges as well as the contact pressures between the faces of the flange and the surfaces of the packing material. Finally, a comparison between the ASME design method and the proposed non-linear finite element modelling design method was done for the large diameter flanges. It was found that the ASME design code did not have the ability to accurately predict the stresses in the flanges. It was also found that by using the maximum equivalent Von Mises stress as failure criteria for the flanges and fasteners, and contact pressure for the sealing ability, circular bolted flange connections which are lighter, safer, and leak tight could be designed by means of the proposed non-linear finite element models. en
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dc.description.degree MEng en
dc.description.department Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering en
dc.description.librarian tm2016 en
dc.identifier.citation Luyt, ICB 2015, A leak tight design methodology for large diameter flanges based on non-linear modelling and analysis, MEng Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56085> en
dc.identifier.other A2016 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56085
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher University of Pretoria en_ZA
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dc.subject UCTD en
dc.subject Flat face flange
dc.subject Raised face flange
dc.subject Flange with an O-ring groove
dc.subject Flange rotation
dc.subject Creep-relaxation
dc.subject Contact pressure
dc.subject.other Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09
dc.subject.other SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
dc.subject.other Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12
dc.subject.other SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production
dc.subject.other Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-07
dc.subject.other SDG-07: Affordable and clean energy
dc.title A leak tight design methodology for large diameter flanges based on non-linear modelling and analysis en
dc.type Dissertation en


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