1st Edition

Gaskets and Gasketed Joints

By John Bickford Copyright 1998

    Bringing together decades of research findings into a single, coherent source, this practical guide discusses industrial, automotive, and chemical gasket types and materials from selection, installation, and testing to applications and problem-solving and prevention methods. The coverage includes, but is not limited to, the complex mechanical and leakage behavior of gaskets and gasketed joints; instructions for choosing proper gaskets based on hands-on experience and a computer-based selection approach; evaluation of mehods for testing gaskets; comparisons of flanged joint design rules for the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code using the Taylor Forge form; and more.

    GASKETS
    Gasket Behavior and Its Influence on the Safety of Flanged Joints, J. Latte
    Internal Combustion Engine Gaskets, D.E. Czernik
    Industrial Gaskets, J. Latte and D. Coomber
    Chemical Gaskets, J. Cocco

    EVALUATING AND TESTING GASKETS
    PVRC/MTI Technology for Characterizing Gaskets Used in Bolted Flanged Connections, M. Derenne, J.R. Payne, L. Marchand, and A. Bazergui

    SELECTING A GASKET
    Gasket Selection-A Flowchart Approach, J.R. Winter
    Reliable Gasket Calculations on a Personal Computer, R. Rödel

    THE DESIGN OF GASKETED JOINTS
    Introduction to the Design of Gasketed Joints, J.H. Bickford
    ASME Flanged Joint Design Rules-New vs. Traditional, J.R. Payne and R.W. Schneider
    Bolted Flanged Connections for Noncircular Pressure Vessels, A.E. Blach
    Bolted Flanged Connections for Full-Face Gaskets, A.E. Blach

    THE GASKETED JOINT IN SERVICE
    Assembling a Gasketed Joint, J.H. Bickford
    In-Service Inspection of Gasketed Joints, J.H. Bickford
    Stopping Leakage of In-Service Joints, P. Kearns

    Biography

    John Bickford