Flanges And Their Applications In Industry
The flange arises from the need to make connections in various systems and that these do not require destruction to be modified. The flange is an accessory that allows joining sections of pipes, and that also offers the advantage of disassembling the pipe without destructive operations. Flanges must be used because, at some point in the system, we will need flexibility and versatility to dismantle sections of pipes and replace them with others in better conditions. Imagine for a moment that some corrosive gas circulates in your system and that the length of the pipe is 300 m. Before thinking about flanges, let's analyze the conditions of the pipe that we would use. This should be resistant to the wear caused by the gas inside the pipe walls; this requires that the schedule of our pipe (read all about pipes in our article by clicking here) be able to withstand the conditions of the process. It is very likely that at some point, a section of pipe is worn enough to be replaced; this...