Gasket

How it is used

Used in maintenance, piping and vessel work. Gaskets are replaced, specified by material and pressure class, and must be compatible with the process fluid. Common types are spiral wound, PTFE and compressed fiber gaskets.

Example sentences

1. The flange is leaking because someone reused an old gasket.

2. Use a spiral-wound gasket on the hot oil lines, not a rubber one.

Common collocations

• spiral-wound gasket
• replace the gasket
• gasket leak
• gasket material

Related terms

• material of constructionThe material that a piece of equipment, pipe or part is made from, chosen for strength, temperature, corrosion resistance and cost.
• pressure vesselA closed container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure well above or below atmospheric, such as a reactor, separator, drum or column.
• lockout/tagoutA safety procedure that isolates equipment from all energy sources and locks and labels the isolation points, so nobody can start it while people are working on it.
• turnaroundA large planned shutdown of a plant, usually every few years, for inspection, maintenance, catalyst change, cleaning and installing new equipment.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• gasket · Mechanical Engineering

More terms: Plant Equipment and Operations

• throughput
• storage tank
• agitator
• commissioning
• start-up
• shutdown
• off-spec
• utilities