I-Flange iyingxenye ehlanganisa amapayipi komunye nomunye futhi isetshenziselwa ukuxhuma iziphetho zamapayipi; Ibuye isetshenziswe njenge-flange ekungeneni nasekuphumeni kwezinto zokusebenza ukuze kuxhunywe amadivaysi amabili. Ukuxhumana kwe-Flange noma okuhlangene kwe-flange kubhekisela ekuxhumekeni okukhiphekayo okuhlanganisa ama-flange, ama-gaskets, nama-bolt axhunywe komunye nomunye njengesakhiwo sokuhlanganisa esihlanganisiwe. I-pipeline flange isho i-flange esetshenziselwa ukubhobhoza emishinini yamapayipi, futhi uma isetshenziswa emishinini, ibhekisela ekungeneni nasekuphumeni kwezinto zokusebenza. Kunezimbobo ku-flange, futhi amabhawodi enza ama-flange amabili axhumeke ngokuqinile. Vala ama-flanges ngama-gaskets. I-flange ihlukaniswe ngoxhumano olunezintambo (uxhumano olunezintambo) i-flange , i-flange eyimpumputhe, i-flange ephakanyisiwe kanye ne-welded flange njll. Engeza i-gasket yokuvala phakathi kwamapuleti amabili e-flange bese uwaqinisa ngamabhawodi. Ubukhulu bama-flange ngaphansi kwengcindezi ehlukene buyahlukahluka, futhi ama-bolts asetshenzisiwe nawo ahlukile.