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What Kind Of Gaskets Must Be Used To Seal High Pressure Vessels


High pressure is very crucial & safety point for any pressure vessel. If the pressure in high pressure vessel is released then a massive explosion or accident may happen. So it is advisable to use the proper sealing arrangement in the high pressure vessel.

Proper sealing by gasket or packing material act as glue that hold the plates & flange connector together in place. Mostly in high pressure boiler drums  good engineering practice is to install metallic gaskets which can withstand max pressure & temperature. Also the gasket should sustain for steam line to absorb the thermal sock in the pressure vessel joint.  Various types of gaskets grades are recommended for various types of pressure vessel application media.

CNAF Grade: UNISIL UKL-1000, UNISIL CI-35 & 31,  GPSM & GSLS, Spiral wound Gasket, Kammprofile Gasket, Metal jacketed Gasket

What adverse effects can high pressure fluids lead to?

This is an engineering scenario that implies a substantial stress factor, Load distribution capacity, proper design of the vessel.  The pressure, if it were to be released, would be dangerously high, perhaps even explosively destructive. If that pressurized fluid is to be reliably contained at each and every vessel, capable gasket materials must be employed..

Which materials should be used for sealing high pressure vessels?

Selection of gasket for high pressure vessels is very important. Without proper selection of gasket may cause dangerous explosion and accident.

There are various type of materials and grades available in the market. For example NAF and metallic gasket. Presently for high pressure application metallic gasket is the advance solution which is been used for sealing the pressure vessel.

UKL have various types of metallic gasket ranges which can withstand high pressure in the high pressure vessel application. Metallic gaskets have good stress capacity property and can seal the pressure vessel very smoothly.

UKL Metallic gasket:

These above gaskets are now very popular and best option in India presently. Many PSU & corporate customers are using these gaskets for the pressure vessel application.

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