| Application Design Considerations |
Listed below are just a few of the design parameters
that should be considered before specifying a
clamp or coupling for your application. For
assistance on any of these items, be sure to
contact a Voss application engineer. |
Application Design Considerations:
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- Operating pressures and temperatures
- Mating flange design and materials
- Is a gasket used, and if so, what type
- Is frequent removal and installation required
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- Is application for liquid or gaseous materials
- Is application subject to vibration
- Is corrosion resistance required
- Non-magnetic properties
- Close-tolerance sizing
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Typical
V-Band Coupling Profiles
The V-band coupling should not be over
designed. You should use the thinnest material
and cross sections with minimum retainer width
and height adequate for the application loads and
pressures. |
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The greater the retainer height,
the more clamping forces are applied to the flanges. Retainer "feet"
add additional strength and clamping force. |
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| When
the retainer height has to be reduced, usually
less than 0.160 inch, a low profile retainer is
used. When permitted, height can be minimized by
not using retainer "feet". |
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| When
loads do require additional strength,
"feet" can be added to the low profile
retainer design. |
Guide
to Clamp and Coupling Nomenclature
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