K°Bloc – Fully welded plate heat exchangers - English Version 2.2 - 01.2016
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7.4.2
TIGHTENING THE PANEL
Depending on the gasket used, the panels are either tightened to the speci-
fied torque or to a gap dimension. Please consult the technical documenta-
tion or the name plate to learn in which way the panels of this K°Bloc must
be tightened.
7.4.2.1
TIGHTENING THE PANEL – TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE ON PANELS
WITH CORNER BOLT HOLE
Requirement:
You must know the permitted tightening torques. You can find these in
the technical documentation or the K°Bloc name plate.
Carry out the following steps:
1.
Tighten all nuts of panel "I" to 20 % of the maximum torque crosswise
from 1 to 22 according to the exemplary figure below.
!
The coloured corner bolts of the panel "I“ (here: 21 and 22) may be tigh-
tened only to 25 % of the allowed torque.
Figure 7.4.2.1.a