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.
Orifice Flanges generally come with either Raised Faces or RTJ (Ring Type Joint) facings. They 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 1/2" NPT tappings in each flange.
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
1.ASME
ANSI B16.5,ASME B16.5,ASME B16.47,ASME B16.36,ASME B16.48,AWWA C-207,API 605,API590,MSS SP44,API6A
2.DIN
DIN2527,DIN2566,DIN2573,DIN2576,DIN2627,DIN2628,DIN2629,DIN2630,DIN2631,DIN2632,
DIN2633,DIN2634,DIN2635,DIN2636,DIN2637,DIN2638,DIN2641,DIN642,DIN2655,DIN2656,
DIN2673,DIN28030,DIN28031,DIN28032,DIN28036,DIN28038,DIN86029,DIN86030,DIN11864-2
3.EN
EN1092-1,EN1759-1
4.BS
B.S 3293,B.S 4504,B.S 10
5.ISO
ISO 7005-1
6.AS
AS2129,AS4087, AS, NZS 4331.1
7.JIS
JIS B2220,JIS B2238,JIS B2290,JIS G3443-2,JPI-7S-15,JPI-7S-43
8.UNI
UNI2253,UNI2254,UNI2276,UNI2277,UNI2278,UNI2280,UNI,2281~2286,UNI6091~6094
Size
1/8”~160”,DN10~DN4000
Pressure
PN1,PN2.5,PN6,PN10,PN16,PN25,PN40,PN64,PN100,PN160,PN250,PN320,PN400
CLASS75,CLASS150,CLASS300,CLASS400,CLASS600,CLASS900,CLASS1500,CLASS2500
2K,5K,10K,16K,20K,30K,40K
Specification
Plate Flange,Slip-On Welding Flange,Welding Neck Flange,Threaded Flange,Socket Welding Flange,Blind Flange,Long Welding Neck Flange,Lap Joint,Loose Plate Flange,Orifice Flange,Reducing Flange,Integral flange,Figure-8,Paddle Blank,Paddle Spacer,Specatcle Blind,Squre Flange,Reducing Flange, Orifice Flange
Material
1.Carbon Steel
A105,A350 LF1,A350 LF2,A350 LF3
2.Stainless Steel
ASTM SA-182/SA-182M F304,F304H,F304L,F316,F316H,F316L,F321,321H,F316Ti,317,F317H,F347,F904L,F310
3.Duplex Stainless Steel
F51,F53,F60
4. Hastelloy
Hastelloy B,Hastelloy B-2,Hastelloy B-3,Hastelloy C-4,Hastelloy C-22,,Hastelloy C-276,Hastelloy C-2000,Hastelloy G-35,Hastelloy G-30,Hastelloy N,Hastelloy S,Hastelloy X
5. Haynes
Haynes 188,Haynes 230,Haynes 556
6. Incoloy
Incoloy 020,Incoloy 800,Incoloy 800H,Incoloy 800HT,Incoloy 825,Incoloy 925,Incoloy A-286,
7. Inconel
Inconel 600,Inconel 601,Inconel 617,Inconel 625,Inconel 718,Inconel X750
8. Monel
Monel 400,Monel 401,Monel 404,Monel K-500
9. Nickel
Nickel 200,Nickel 201
