How to determine whether a flange is leaking in Caesar?
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Hello everyone. Is it possible to use Caesar to determine whether a flange is leaking? How is this calculation done? Is the flange also treated as a rigid component? Thank you. This post was last edited by tekchina on 2009-4-18 at 21:43
CAESAR II has a program for checking flanges; there is a ‘flange’ option in the analysis section for this purpose, so you can take a look. I haven’t done the calculations specifically, so I can’t provide much explanation. sorry
Flange leakage is not only related to the flange itself, but also to the gaskets used, the bolts, the degree of tightening of those bolts, and whether the forces exerted on each bolt are balanced. However, these factors are not included among the data that CII needs to be fed in; therefore, I believe that CII can only calculate the forces acting on the flange, but it cannot determine the level of leakage. That being said, this is not merely a stress issue; it is also closely related to the choice of materials and the quality of construction.