Several common forms of flange sealing surface
The commonly used sealing surface forms of medium and low pressure flanges are flat, concave-convex surface and tongue and groove surface. 1. Flat flange The sealing surface of this kind of flange is a smooth plane, and sometimes there are two concentric circular grooves (commonly known as water lines) with a triangular interface on the sealing surface. As shown in Figure 3-1(a). Sealing surface ...