Section VIII, Division 2 Tubesheets
Section VIII, Division 2 Tubesheets
(OP)
My company just received a job for some Shell & Tube heat exchangers that are to be designed per Section VIII, Div. 2. We have designed & built many vessels per Div. 2, but these will be our first heat exchangers. I was looking in Div. 2 & came across Mandatory Appendix 4, Article 4-9 for Stresses In Perforated Flat Plates.
Do I need to follow the requirements of this Appendix or do tubesheets fall back to the design requirements of Division 1?
Do I need to follow the requirements of this Appendix or do tubesheets fall back to the design requirements of Division 1?





RE: Section VIII, Division 2 Tubesheets
That's more of an opinion since I have next to no hands on experience with Div. 2.
RE: Section VIII, Division 2 Tubesheets