Rectangular Flange Design

Please note that the abreviations with suffix S are used to denote short side while those with suffix L are used to denote
long side
Design Calculation has been carried out based on PD 5500 Enquiry Case 5500 / 133 with ASME stress values
Design Pressure Pd = 5 N/mm2
Outside Length of long side Al = 2620 mm
Outside Length of short side As = 775 mm
Inside Length of long side Bl = 2373.5 mm
Inside Length of short side Bs = 528.5 mm
End Bolt center to center long side Cl = 2520 mm
End Bolt center to center short side Cs = 675 mm
Gasket O.D. long side Gol = 2440 mm
Gasket I.D. long side Gil = 2370 mm
Gasket O.D. short side Gos = 600 mm
Gasket I.D. short side Gis = 530 mm
No. of bolts n = 62
Gasket material = IJA
Gasket factor m = 3.75
Design seating stress y = 52 N/mm2
Width of gasket ( same on both sides.) N = Go-Gi/2
= 35 mm
Material of flange = SA-516 70
Yield stress at ambient temperature Sfy = 260 N/mm2
Allowable stress at design temperature Sfd = 136 N/mm2
Allowable stress at ambient temperature Sfa = 138 N/mm2
Youngs Modulus for flange @ Design Ef = 185000 N/mm2
Material of bolt / studs = SA-193 Gr. B7
Bolt size = M42
diameter = 42
Root Area per bolt / stud = 1018.218 mm2
Yield stress at ambient temperature Sby = 695 N/mm2
Allowable stress at design temperature Sbd = 172 N/mm2
Allowable stress at ambient temperature Sba = 172 N/mm2
When b < 6 mm ; b = bo else b = 2.5 x root (bo) =
Effective width of gasket bo = N/2 mm
= 17.5 mm
Effective width of gasket b = 10.46 mm
Gasket reaction long side Gl = Gol-2b
2419.08 mm
Gasket reaction short side Gs = Gos-2b
= 579.08 mm
Hydrostatic End Force H = Pd x Gl x Gs
= 7004204.23 N
Compression Load on gasket HG = 2b x (2Gl + 2Gs) x m x Pd
= 2352056.52 N
Hydrostatic End force applied via shell HD = Pd x Bl x Bs
= 6271973.75 N
Hydrostatic End force due to pressure HT = H-HD
= 732230.48 N
Min. required Bolting Loads
Min. Bolt Load for Operating Condition Wm1 = HG+H
= 9356260.75 N
Min. Bolt Load for Gasket Seating Condition Wm2 = 2 x (Gl + Gs) x bx y
= 3261518.374 N
Design Flange Load W = max(Wm1,Wm2)
= 9356260.75 N
Bolt Area for operating condition Am1 = Wm1/Sbd
= 54396.86 mm2
Bolt Area for gasket seating condition Am2 = Wm2/Sba
= 18962.32 mm2
Min. Design Bolt Area requirement Am = max.(Am1,Am2)
= 54396.86 mm2
Actual Bolt Area Ab = Root area x n
= 63129.516 mm2

The no. of bolts selected is safe

Moment Arms
Radial distance from Bolt circle to I.D. hD = Cl-Bl/2
= 73.25 mm
Radial distance from Bolt circle to G.I.D. hG = Cl-Gl/2
= 50.46 mm
Radial distance from Bolt circle to circle at which hT = (2 x Cl x -Bl - Gl)/4
HT acts = 61.855 mm

Max. Operating moment Mop = HD x hd + HG x hG + HT x hT

= 623398965.5 N-mm
Maximum Gasket Seating Moment Matm = WxhG
= 472116917.4 N-mm
Flange thickness calculation check
Operating Condition to = (6 x Mo)/(Sfd x (2 x (Cl+Cs))-n x
d1)^0.5
= 85.23 mm

Gasket Seating Condition tb = (6 x Matm)/(Sfa x (2 x (Cl+Cs))-n x

d1)^0.5
= 73.63 mm

Min. required thickness tmon = max(to,tb)

= 85.23 mm

Selecting flange thickness (excluding R.F.) tact. = 125 mm

Max permissible spacing Pbmax. =

6t x(E/2x10^5)^0.5 + 2Db / (m+0.5)

= 189 mm
Dimesnion Check for flange design = (Al-Bl ) - (As-Bs ) = 0
= 0
The dimesions are acceptable
Dimesnion Check for flange design = (Cl-Bl ) - (Cs-Bs ) = 0
= 0
The dimesions are acceptable

Additional check
C = 0.41
Ratio of short to long side As/Al = 0.296
Value taken from PD 5500 Z = 1.63
Min. thickness of welded or bolted flat t1 = C x Z x a x (Pd / Sfd)^0.5
= 99.31 mm
Min. spacing of bolts / studs Pb = 100.8 mm
Min. thickness of welded or bolted flat with ((0.3 x Gs^2 x Pd x Z^2)/Sfa)+((6 x
t2 =
narrow gasket ( at gasket face) Wm1 x hG)/(n x Pb x Sfo))^0.5
= 114.71 mm
Main thickness e1 e1 = (6xW x hG/n x Pb x Sfa)^0.5
= 57.31 mm
e2 = (6xWm1 x hG/n x Pb x Sfo)^0.5
= 57.73 mm
Min. thickness of welded or bolted flat with
t2 = max(e1,e2)
narrow gasket ( at center)
= 57.73 mm