Congratulations. Your paper, “Advancements in Gaskets for HF Acid Alkylation”, has been accepted by the NPRA Technical Committee for presentation at the 2012 Maintenance and Reliability Convention.
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Accepted by the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) for presentation at their 2012 Maintenance and Reliability Convention, this paper explains the critical nature of HF Acid environments and surveys the gaskets that have traditionally been used for this service. It explores the sealing problems that have plagued HF Acid Alkylation units, and demonstrates that they are a result of shortcomings in the design of current gaskets.
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Subsequent comparison testing to other gaskets confirms:
- Five times as much deformation of the barrier pillow, giving better conformance to the flanges to eliminate flange corrosion.
- Seals with half the bolt load required by other gaskets.
- Nearly three times as much gasket seating stress at full bolt loads.
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