Type of Floating Head (ASME App. 1-6) - PV Elite - Help - Hexagon

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Enter the type of floating head or spherically dished cover, which you are analyzing. The following types are available and correspond to Figure 1-6 of ASME Section VIII, Division 1, Appendix 1.

  • b - solid thick head, spherically dished.

  • c - thin dashed head, continuous across flange face.

  • d - spherical cap welded to flange ID. This is the most common type of head used for heat exchanger floating heads.

Floating head types are shown in the following illustration: