VECTOR

SPO® COMPACT FLANGE

 SAVE WEIGHT, SPACE, TIME AND MONEY! High Integrity
Sealing

VECTOR SPO® COMPACT FLANGE

The proven new standard in Compact sealing technology delivering weight and
space advantages while ensuring absolute integrity for all critical mechanical joints.

The Vector SPO® Compact Flange has been used

across the globe since 1989, offshore,
onshore and subsea, offering significant weight
and space savings over conventional flanges, and
therefore is the most effective environmentally
friendly piping joint available today. Its double
sealing action prevents hydrocarbon releases,
addressing health and safety issues and concerns.

Typically weighing between 70% and 80% less than a

conventional flange, the Vector SPO® Compact Flange is
designed using state-of-the-art finite element analysis
and is in full accordance with ASME VIII, Div 2 provisions
and is in full acceptance with ANSI/ASME B31.3.

FEA plot for 16” SPO® CF WN CL2500 ►

environmental seal
Compact through design
Highly reliable with a probability of leakage in
the same range as a pipe-girth weld, the Vector
SPO® Compact Flange has been subjected to
an intensive, full-scale verification and testing
programme. Finite element analysis and full scale
testing was used in pre-qualification for riser
installations. There was close correlation between
double sealing for
internal pressure
FEA and full scale test results.

reusable metal to metal The full testing procedure comprised:

sealring
•  Multiple make-up, break-out and
interchangeability
•  Combined external loading and hydrostatic
pressure tests as well as high pressure gas tests
•  Pressure & temperature cycling tests
•  Fatigue test simulating 150 years of
riser exposure
•  Extended fatigue test to failure
Type Approval according •  Fire tests according to API Specification 6FB
ASME VIII-Div2
• Burst tests

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 BENEFITS

MANY ADVANTAGES OVER CONVENTIONAL FLANGES

Up to 82% lighter and 60% smaller than a comparable ASME or API flange!

• Smaller and lighter • Static connection

The Vector SPO® Compact Flange is a smaller and The only flange meeting the strict design requirements
lighter proven alternative to conventional ASME in DNV-OS-F201 (Dynamic Risers) and ISO 13628-7.
flanges (see comparison below). Significantly reduced
dimensions and weight allows more processing
•  A wider range of pressure classes and sizes
equipment in already restricted locations. than any other flange standard

• Corrosion/erosionprevention •  Swivel flanges available in all sizes and

No corrosion/erosion problems on SPO® Compact pressure classes
Flange faces. •  Special design available upon request
• Fully flush bore •  Reusable metal sealrings
The faces have full contact at the internal bore. There
is no discontinuity which can disturb the flow. •  Excellent load carrying capabilities
• Superior sealing •  Available in all metal types
High integrity product, often used in critical areas
where conventional flanges are not accepted.
save life-cycle costs, by:
• MaintenanceFree
No re-tightening of bolts required.

• Easy, quick and reliable make-up

1 lowering initial capital costs due to major
overall space and weight savings on the
Compact bolt tensioners & standard torque tools are topside, additional savings when high
available for easy make-up. Compact Flanges require pressure or exotic metals are specified
less time to make-up than conventional flanges.
2 reducing operational cost due to
maintenance free connection

3 eliminating down-time costs (no leaks,

no lost production)

SAVE SAVE
SPACE WEIGHT
up to
60% up to
82%
ANSI
SPO®

SPO Compact
Vector SPO®Flange
Compact Flange ConventionalFlange
Conventional Flange
smaller face2face smaller outside diameter
6” welding
6” weldingneck CLASS
neck 25002500
CLASS 6”6”welding
welding neck
neck CLASS
CLASS2500
2500
(assembly length) (up to 40% space saving) Weight: 32kg Weight: 172kg
(up to 60% space saving) Weight : 32kg (single flange) Weight : 172kg (single flange)
Weight : 81kg (assembly weight) Weight : 409kg (assembly weight)

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PROVEN PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES

•  subsea applications
•  topside & processing applications
•  industrial & power applications
Applications where the Vector SPO® Compact Flange was the preferred type of connection.
Because of the SPO® Compact Flange’s superior capabilities it has become widely used in many highly demanding
applications such as oil and gas topside, pipeline risers, subsea and demanding land based process plants.

SPO
Conventional
Riser applications Gas Injection applications High Temp applications Cryogenic applications
Volve Field, North Sea Snorre B platform, North Sea Operator: Ineos Norway Leaking conventional flanges
Operator: Statoil Operator: Statoil vs. leakfree Vector SPO®
Compact Flange.

SIZES, PRESSURE CLASSES AND MATERIAL GRADES

Pressure Class Size Range Common* Materials for Vector SPO® Compact Flange applications
150 Lbs 1/2” - 64” * Material Group Vector SPO® Compact Flange Sealring Bolting

300 Lbs 1/2” - 64” * A105N

A350 LF2
600 Lbs 1/2” - 48” * A694 F52
Carbon Steel AISI 4140
900 Lbs 1/2” - 48” * A694 F60
A694 F65 A193 B7/B7M
1500 Lbs 1/2” - 48” * AISI 4130 (Low Alloy) A193 B16
A320 L7/L7M
2500 Lbs 1/2” - 24” * A320 L43
5000 psi 1/2” - 24” * A182 F316 A320 B8M CL2
A182 F44 (6Mo) A182 F51 (Duplex) A453 Gr660
7500 psi 1/2” - 24” * Stainless steel A182 F49 (SuperAustenitic) A564 630 (17-4 PH)
10000 psi 1/2” - 24” * A182 F51 (Duplex) B564 Alloy 625
A182 F53/F55 (Super Duplex)
15000 psi 1/2” - 24” *
* for bigger sizes please contact us * for other material grades please contact us

OTHER AVAILABLE DOCUMENTATION

Electronic versions of our documentation can be found online

• Product Flyers: stay informed about our latest product developments and applications
• Technical brochures: dimensional data and pressure temperature tables
• Pocket Assembly-Disassembly guide: assembly & disassembly instructions in a
handy pocket format

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 SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE

TRIPLE SEALING PERFORMANCE!

Three effective seals in sequence providing joint integrity and safety

• Vector SPO® Compact Flange was developed by • Accommodates external loads, valve configurations
Steelproducts Offshore A/S, using extensive testing and standard make-up tools.
and finite element analysis. • Designed to be used in temperatures ranging from
• First used for a workover riser in 1989 and –200°C to 720°C.
subsequently for production and export risers. • Designed as a static connection, removing the
Currently over 100,000 Vector SPO® Compact disadvantages provided by conventional flanges
Flanges in service. such as :
• One sealring size for each nominal pipe size. 1. Gasket relaxation 4. Bolt bending
• The Vector SPO® Compact Flange has two 2. Cyclic flange rotation 5. Non-uniform bolt load
independent seals in series together with an 3. Flange separation
additional environmental seal (see below image). • Vector SPO® Compact Flange is qualified for and
widely utilized for subsea (please visit our website
to find out more).
Stud Nut Seal N° 3
Environmental Seal

Flange Sealring Seal N° 1 Seal N° 2

Additional Primary Seal
Sealing Barrier

The metal sealring, the heart of the Vector SPO® Compact Flange
The Vector SPO® effective sealing system left IX sealring — right HX sealring, both with profile details

A TRUE STATIC CONNECTION

The flange’s static behavior under any design load
condition ensures that neither dynamic, nor static
loading, will degrade the seal performance or other
characteristics within the capacity of the corresponding
pipe. Furthermore, the bolted joint fatigue life exceeds
Bolting may
the fatigue life of the adjoining welded pipe. This high loosen and
may cause
performance is achieved through its unique design and leakage

full flange face contact. Due to the high preloading of

the bolts, no adjustment or re-tightening is required in
service. Indeed, the Vector SPO® Compact Flange has
been successfully deployed in temperatures ranging
from –200 °C to +720 °C with absolutely no need for
bolt re-tightening.

Dynamic loading does not have an impact on the Vector SPO® Compact Flange, however, on
the ASME flange the bolting may loosen and the flange will start leaking (when bolting hasn’t
been re-tightened within due time).

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Contact Us
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