--````,,,,,`,`,,,``,```,``````,-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---ASMEB16.36-2006(RevisionofASMEB16.36-1996)CopyrightASMEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithASMENoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHSOrificeFlangesANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDNotforResaleASMEB16.36-2006(RevisionofASMEB16.36-1996)OrificeFlanges--````,,,,,`,`,,,``,```,``````,-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDThreeParkAvenue•NewYork,NY10016CopyrightASMEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithASMENoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHSNotforResale--````,,,,,`,`,,,``,```,``````,-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---DateofIssuance:June8,2007ThenexteditionofthisStandardisscheduledforpublicationin2012.TherewillbenoaddendaissuedtothisEdition.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisStandard.InterpretationsarepublishedontheASMEWebsiteundertheCommitteePagesathttp://cstools.asme.orgastheyareissued.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableletterspatent,norassumeanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,isentirelytheirownresponsibility.Participationbyfederalagencyrepresentative(s)orperson(...