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LARGE HORIZONTAL VESSEL SUPPORTED BY TWO SADDLES

STRESS ANALYSIS

REFERENCE : PRESSURE VESSEL HANDBOOK (10TH EDITION) BY EUGENE F. MEGYESY

CONTENTS :

DRAWING NO.S :
R th

DESIGN DATA ts

CLASSIFICATION: AS 1210 CLASS

b
DESIGN PRESSURE, P = 0.600 MPa
TEST PRESSURE, PT =
H
0.900 MPa
A L
DESIGN TEMPERATURE = 82 deg C

SHELL PLATE THICKNESS, ts = 25.0 mm [NOMINAL THICKNESS LESS

HEAD PLATE THICKNESS, th = 22.0 mm MANUFACTURING & FABRICATION ALLOWANCES]
CORROSION ALLOWANCE, c = 3 mm

SHELL PLATE MATERIAL =

DESIGN TENSILE STRENGTH, f = 250 MPa [AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE]
= 250 MPa [AT DESIGN TEMPERATURE]
YIELD STRENGTH, Fy = 243 MPa [AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE]
= 243 MPa [AT DESIGN TEMPERATURE]
MODULUS OF ELASTICITY, E = 200000 MPa [AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE]
= 200000 MPa [AT DESIGN TEMPERATURE]
WELD EFFICIENCY, h = 1.00

HEAD PLATE MATERIAL =

DESIGN TENSILE STRENGTH, f = 250 MPa [AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE]
= 250 MPa [AT DESIGN TEMPERATURE]
YIELD STRENGTH, Fy = 243 MPa [AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE]
= 243 MPa [AT DESIGN TEMPERATURE]
MODULUS OF ELASTICITY, E = 200000 MPa [AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE]
= 200000 MPa [AT DESIGN TEMPERATURE]
WELD EFFICIENCY, h = 1.00

INSIDE RADIUS OF SHELL, R = 1750.0 mm

LENGTH OF SHELL, L = 10500.0 mm
HEIGHT OF HEAD, H = 875.0 mm
TANGENT LINE TO C.L. SADDLE, A = 1500.0 mm
CONTACT ANGLE OF SADDLE, q = 150 °
WIDTH OF SADDLE, b = 240.0 mm

DESIGN LOAD ON ONE SADDLE, Q = 25466 kg

HYDROSTATIC TEST LOAD ON ONE SADDLE, QT = 116503 kg

CONSTANT K

A/R = 0.86
K1 = 0.335
K2 = 1.171
K3 = 0.319
K4 = 0.880
K5 = 0.401
K6 = 0.053
K7 = 0.760
K8 = 0.603

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1) DESIGN CONDITION

LONGITUDINAL BENDING STRESSES

(ts-c)/R = 0.013 [COMPRESSION STRESS IS NOT A FACTOR]

AT THE SADDLES:

S1 = 2.7 MPa [TENSION]

S1 = 1.5 MPa [COMPRESSION]

AT MIDSPAN:

S1 = 1.1 MPa [TENSION]

S1 = 1.1 MPa [COMPRESSION]

STRESS DUE TO INTERNAL PRESSURE:

S= 23.9 MPa

COMBINED STRESSES:

TENSION:

S + S1 = 26.6 MPa

ALLOWABLE (S + S1) = 250.0 MPa [.: OK]

COMPRESSION:

S - S1 = 22.7 MPa

ALLOWABLE (S - S1) = 100.7 MPa [.: OK]

TANGENTIAL SHEAR STRESSES

[SADDLE AWAY FROM HEAD A > R/2]

IN THE SHELL:

USED OR ARE RINGS ADJACENT TO THE SADDLES: NO

S2 = 4.9 MPa

ALLOWABLE (S2) = 200.0 MPa [.: OK]

IN THE HEAD:

S2 = N/A MPa

ALLOWABLE (S2) = 200.0 MPa [.: NO GOOD]

ADDITIONAL STRESS IN HEAD:

S3 = N/A MPa

S3 + S = N/A MPa

ALLOWABLE (S3 + S) = 312.5 MPa [.: NO GOOD]

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CIRCUMFERENTIAL STRESSES

[L < 8R]

AT HORN OF SADDLE:

IS THE SHELL STIFFENED: NO

S4 = -59.9 MPa [UNSTIFFENED]

ALLOWABLE (S4) = 375.0 MPa [.: OK]

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHELL:

S5 = -15.8 MPa [STIFFENED OR UNSTIFFENED]

ALLOWABLE (S5) = 121.5 MPa [.: OK]

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2) HYDROSTATIC TEST CONDITION

LONGITUDINAL BENDING STRESSES

(ts-c)/R = 0.013 [COMPRESSION STRESS IS NOT A FACTOR]

AT THE SADDLES:

S1 = 12.4 MPa [TENSION]

S1 = 6.9 MPa [COMPRESSION]

AT MIDSPAN:

S1 = 5.2 MPa [TENSION]

S1 = 5.2 MPa [COMPRESSION]

STRESS DUE TO INTERNAL PRESSURE:

S= 35.8 MPa

COMBINED STRESSES:

TENSION:

S + S1 = 48.2 MPa

ALLOWABLE (S + S1) = 375.0 MPa [.: OK]

COMPRESSION:

S - S1 = 30.6 MPa

ALLOWABLE (S - S1) = 100.7 MPa [.: OK]

TANGENTIAL SHEAR STRESSES

[SADDLE AWAY FROM HEAD A > R/2]

IN THE SHELL:

USED OR ARE RINGS ADJACENT TO THE SADDLES: NO

S2 = 22.3 MPa

ALLOWABLE (S2) = 200.0 MPa [.: OK]

IN THE HEAD:

S2 = N/A MPa

ALLOWABLE (S2) = 200.0 MPa [.: NO GOOD]

ADDITIONAL STRESS IN HEAD:

S3 = N/A MPa

S3 + S = N/A MPa

ALLOWABLE (S3 + S) = 375.0 MPa [.: NO GOOD]

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CIRCUMFERENTIAL STRESSES

[L < 8R]

AT HORN OF SADDLE:

IS THE SHELL STIFFENED : NO

S4 = -274.0 MPa [UNSTIFFENED]

ALLOWABLE (S4) = 375.0 MPa [.: OK]

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHELL:

S5 = -72.3 MPa [STIFFENED OR UNSTIFFENED]

ALLOWABLE (S5) = 121.5 MPa [.: OK]

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