Design of Swivel Flange (Hub) as per ASME VIII Division 2 (Integral Flange)

Design Condition
Td  95C
Design Pressure Pd  4.0MPa Design Temperature

Design External Pressure Pdext  0MPa

M E  450000N  m
Axial Force FA  600000N Bending Moment

Corrosion Allowance CA  1.6mm Stress Derating fy  27MPa

fu  27MPa
Flange Material Properties & Dimensions from Drawing for Subsea Flange

Flange Material ASTM A694 / A694M - F60

Yield Stress Tensile Stress at

At Design Temperature SMYS fd  355MPa

At Design Temperature SMTSfd  515MPa
At Seating Temperature SMYS fs  355MPa
At Seating Temperature SMTSfs  515MPa

Flange OD Ah  653mm Flange ID Bh  480.6mm

Thickness of Flange th  75mm

Hub Thickness
g 0  13.7mm g 1  52.2mm
At Small End At Big End

Hub Length h  185.3mm

Groove Pitch Diameter G  584.2mm Clearance Between Flange & Hub delta  2mm

Sfd  min  SMTSfd  fu   SMYS fd  fy 

1 2
Allowable Stress for Flange at Design Temperature
 2.4
  
3

Sfd  203.333MPa


Sfs  min  SMTSfs  fu   SMYS fs  fy 

1 2
Allowable Stress for Flange at Seating Temperature


2.4
 
3

Sfs  203.333MPa


Gasket Factor m and Minimum Design Seating Stress y from Table 2.5.1

Gasket Factor m  5.5 Soft Iron Minimum Design Seating Stress y  124MPa

Gasket Dimensions are from ASME B16.5,

Grove Number Groove  74
Gasket Contact Width w  19.84mm
Bolt Dimensions

Bolt Material ASTM A193 / A193M - B7M

Yield Stress Tensile Stress

At Design Temperature SMYS b  550MPa

At Design Temperature SMTSb  690MPa
At Seating Temperature SMYS a  550MPa
At Seating Temperature SMTSa  690MPa

n b  20
d b  54mm Number of Bolts
Diameter of Bolt
Number of Threads Per inch n  8

Allowable Stress for bolt at Deisgn Temperature Sb  20ksi

Allowable Stress for bolt at Seating Temperature Sa  20ksi

Design Bolt Load for Operating Condition Wm1

For Gasket fully within Bolt circle in full contact with raised face flange
w
b 0  b 0  9.92 mm
2

Table 2.5.2

cb  2.5 mm

b  b 0 if b 0  6mm
b  7.874  mm
cb  b 0 otherwise

Corroded Flange ID Bhc  Bh  2  CA Bhc  483.8  mm

Corroded Hub Thickness

g 0c  g 0  CA g 0c  12.1 mm

g 1c  g 1  CA g 1c  50.6 mm

Bhc  2g 1c  2delta  Ah
G'  G'  621  mm
2
Ch  G' Ch  621  mm

Equivalent Pressure from External Force and Moment

4  FA 16 M E
Peq   Peq  13.733 MPa
2 3
π G π G