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Destructive Test
Destructive Test
Workshop test
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any overhang.
Check shell stress due to bending during lift. This would include midspan as well as P 6
TENSILE,BENDING,
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Analyze local load in vessel shell and skirt due to load from attachments. P7
IMPACT,HARDNESS,FATIGUE,CRACKING.
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TENSILE
-Material is sectioned and edges rounded of to LIFT END (PICK END) LIFTING
prevent cracking.Punch marks are made to see ATTACHMENT
elongation. -Head Lug
BEND TESTING Usually the simplest and most economical and
-Shows Physical condition of the weld,Determine produce at least stress.
welds efficiency, Tensile strength,Ductility,Fusion -Cone lug
and penetration. Similar to head lug but located at a conical
HARDNESS TESTS transition section of the vessel.
-This gives the metals ability to show resistance to -Top Flange Lug
indentation which show its resistance to wear and The choice for high pressure vessels where the
abrasion.The tests are,Brinell,Rockwell,Vickers top center flange and head are very rigid.
diamond pyramid,Scleroscope. -Side Flange Lug
Rarely used because it requires a very heavy
nozzle and shell reinforcement.
-Trunnions
Simple and economical. Used on a wide variety
of vessel.