The Most Common Flange Types
The use of different types of flanges for different purposes is vital. Standard types of flanges : these flanges are used for piping applications, which mainly depend on the required strength for the flanged joint. These types of flanges are basically used for welding connections, and to facilitate maintenance operations. a) Blind flanges : Unlike all the types of flanges mentioned above, this flange type does not have a center hole. Stainless Steel Blind Flanges are mostly used to seal the end or opening of a pipe. These are used to blind or seal a pipeline, a valve /pressure vessel and block the flow of the fluid. Blind flanges allow easy access to the pipelines, because they can be easily unbolted to let the operator execute activities inside the terminal end of the pipe. b) Slip on flanges : This type of a flange is connected to the pipe or fittings by two fillet welds, from which one is executed outside and one is executed inside...