ʻO ka flange welding flat e pili ana i kahi ʻano flange i hoʻopili ʻia i kahi pahu a i ʻole pipeline me ka hoʻohana ʻana i kahi weld fillet. No kēlā me kēia ʻano flange. I ke kaʻina hana hoʻolālā, e nānā i ka pono o ka pilina ma waena o ke apo flange a me ka ʻāpana paipu pololei e like me ka flange holoʻokoʻa a i ʻole. ʻElua ʻano apo flange: ʻāʻī a ʻāʻī ʻole. Ke hoʻohālikelike ʻia me nā ʻāʻī welded flanges, ʻoi aku ka maʻalahi o nā flanges welded flat a mālama i nā mea, akā ʻaʻole maikaʻi ko lākou ʻoʻoleʻa a me ka hana hoʻopaʻa ʻana e like me nā flanges welded neck. Hoʻohana nui ʻia nā flanges welding flat i ka hoʻopili ʻana i nā kīʻaha liʻiliʻi a me nā kīʻaha haʻahaʻa a me nā pipeline.