How Many Bolts Are Needed for PVC Flanges on a Filter Column?

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In summary, the person is seeking help with finding the right design for PVC flanges for a filter column. They are also unsure about how to choose the right bolts and how many they will need, as well as the size of the bolts. The filter column is 315mm in outside diameter, 3m in length, and made of clear PVC with 3 sections. The person plans to connect the sections with grey PVC flanges and use wire mesh between the flanges. Suggestions include using standard PVC flanges and respective bolts and gaskets for low pressure, or designing their own with knowledge of expected loads and pressures.
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Hello everyone.

I really in dire need of your help as i am not a mechanical engineer, so at this stage i am busy finding out the right design of PVC flanges for a filter column.
But the thing is
How to choose the right bolts ? i mean how many bolts should i have for my flanges and what size of bolts..

What i can tell u is my filter column is 315mm outside diameter and 3 m length and the filter is of 3 sections and i need to connect these sections by grey PVC flanges..and i will put a wire mesh between the flanges

by the way, the filter column is a clear PVC

So please how can i start with ?

Try to help me

Best regards
 
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Since it's PVC, it has to be relatively low pressure. Just use standard PVC flanges and the respective bolts and gaskets. That would be the easiest. If you want to design your own, you need to know the expected loads and pressures before starting an analysis.
 

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