Section VIII Allowables.
Section VIII Allowables.
(OP)
Can anyone direct me on what BPV VIII allowables are to be used for a vessel that will be designed using a Finite Element Analysis? The reason for the FEA is because the vessel has an odd shaped cross-section.
Thanks.
Thanks.





RE: Section VIII Allowables.
RE: Section VIII Allowables.
EJL
RE: Section VIII Allowables.
In your case, I would highly recommend that, if this is a one-of design, you should hire a consultant with years of expertise in this field. If this is something that you are going to be doing a lot of, let me know, and I'll recommend a number of books and papers to start you reading. Oh, and you'll want to find a mentor to help you along. When I train an engineer who knows ASME pressure vessels and then teach them FEA for pressure vessels, I usually plan on at least 6 months of training time.