The discussion on the Flange Leakage module of CAESAR II was discussed in our "October 1991" newsletter. I'm not sure if ASME VIII Div 1 has published anything definitive on leakage. The stresses computed by this CAESAR II module are in accordance with ASME VIII Div 1.

You may want to evaluate EN-1591 for leakage concerns.

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