TECHNICAL CONDITIONS OF SUPPLY PC00118-07-TS-301 1

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INSTALLATION OF MOUNDED BULLETS IOCL GUWAHATI
REFINERY SHEET 7 OF 31

b). No less than One-third of the length of the bullet shall deem to be supported on a
bed with minimum modulus in any analysis.
3.5 Shell thickness shall be set so that under operation / hydrotest conditions, the
combined stresses in any shell component do not exceed the following;
a). Tensile Stress : 95% Ambient Yield.
b). Compressive Stress : Code Allowable Stress
3.6 Design external pressure (p0) shall be determined by the external load caused by the
mound in combination with negative internal pressure based on worst of assumed
design support distribution pattern & FE Analysis.
Supporting pressure (p0) by the foundation (sand bed angle 120O) resulting from
dead weight(Q1), weight of liquid/water fill(Q2), mound weight(Q5), live load(Qlive)
between maximum stiffener spacing (Ls), and shall be added with negative internal
design pressure (F.V.) and the same shall be considered for design.
p0 = [1.33*(Q1 + Q2 + Q5 +Qlive) / (1.2*R*Ls)]
p0 = Maximum shear load (by FEA) * Ls / (1.2*R*Ls)
Where, R is mean radius of shell & Ls is stiffener spacing
3.7 Double corrosion allowance shall be considered in design of T-stiffeners.
3.8 For equipment to be designed as per ASME Sec. VIII Div. 2, all requirements
specified therein shall be taken care of.
For parts/components, design of which are not covered in ASME Sec. VIII Div.2,
recommendations of PD5500 or any other international code regarding stability and
buckling / lateral buckling (flange buckling, flange buckling) shall be followed and
analytical check shall be submitted for review & approval of PDIL.
3.9 Stiffener weld (shell to web, flange to web) shall be checked for radial loads in shell.
3.10 The maximum longitudinal compressive stress at mid span of the vessel must be
calculated and compared with code.
3.11 The bullet shall also be analyzed with Finite Element Analysis using latest version of
“ANSYS” or Equivalent software.
3.12 All equipment shall also be designed for field hydro (without mound cover) and
periodic hydro at later stage (with mound cover) in new and corroded condition
respectively. Allowable stress during hydraulic testing shall be less than equal to
95% of yield stress.
3.13 Lifting lug shall be designed with a shock factor of 2.0.
3.14 Live load on mound/Bullet shall be considered as 150 Kg/M2.
3.15 The thickness of stiffener web and flange should not exceed the thickness of shell.
The stiffener webs and flanges shall be of the same material grade and thickness as
of the shell.
3.16 Domes, nozzles and manholes shall be designed to withstand both internal and
external (soil pressure and piping) loads in accordance with ASME section VIII
DIV.2. Due to horizontal movements of vessel, passive soil pressure may generate
large lateral soil pressure/forces and high bending moments on the dome and

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