Orifice Flanges are used with orifice meters for the purpose of measuring the flow rate of either liquids or gases in the respective pipeline. Pairs of pressure “Tappings”, mostly on 2 sides, directly opposite each other, are machined into the orifice flange. This makes separate orifice carriers or tappings in the pipe wall unnecessary.
hey are, for all intensive purposes, the same as weld neck and slip-on flanges with extra machining.
The image on the right shows a set Orifice Flanges, where a Orifice Plate is mounted and a jack screw is machined. This jack screw is used to facilitate separating the flanges for inspection or replacement of the Orifice Plate and gaskets.
The range of orifice flanges covers all standard sizes and ranges, and all common flange materials. Flanges are available in Welding Neck, Slip On, and Threaded form, and are typically supplied with two ½” NPT tappings in each flange.
NPT is the best known and most widely used connection where the pipe thread provides both the mechanical joint and the hydraulic seal.
NPT has a tapered male and female thread which seals with jointing compound. ASME B1.20.1 covers dimensions and gaging of NPT pipe threads for general purpose applications. ASME B16.36 covers Dimensions and dimensional tolerances from orifice flanges (similar to those covered in ASME B16.5) that have orifice pressure differential connections. Coverage is limited to the following flanges:
Welding Neck Classes 300, 400, 600, 900, 1500, 2500
Slip On Class 300
Threaded Class 300
Drawing of Orifice Flanges
Size: 1/2” to 60”, DN 12mm to DN 1500mm Pressure class: Class 150 to Class 2,500, PN 2.5 to PN 250 Facing: RF / RTJ Material: Cabon steel: A105, A350 LF2 Stainless steel: A182 F304/F304L/F316/F316L/F321 Alloy steel: F11, F12
Standards, Dimensions & Weight
300# Slip-On Orifice Flange
300# Weld Neck Orifice Flange
600# Weld Neck Orifice (raised face and RTJ ring type joint) Flange
900# Weld Neck Orifice (raised face and RTJ ring type joint) Flange
1500# Weld Neck Orifice (raised face and RTJ ring type joint) Flange
2500# Weld Neck Orifice (raised face and RTJ ring type joint) Flange
Orifice flanges are used instead of the standard pipe flanges when orifice plate or flow nozzle is used. The basic purpose for this is to measuring the flow rate of either gases or liquids in the respective pipeline. These flanges are used in various industrial applications and are available in various sizes and materials.
Source: Zhejiang Pipe Industry Co., Limited (www.wilsonpipeline.com)
Flange Fittings Pipe China Supplier www.wilsonpipeline.com
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