pipe with external pressure, collapsing pressure = ?
pipe with external pressure, collapsing pressure = ?
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I've got a long pipe which has in a certain section, a certain external pressure.
t/R <<< 1/10 so thinwalled pipe.
diameter = 0.4 m
I cannot scan a drawing here, but imagine a long pipe in which a section of 2 meters is used for heat transfer. So the pipe is surrounded for 2m by steam with pressure > internal pressure of the pipe.
What is the critical, or collapsing pressure?
Roark's 6th ed. says (p. 634): q' = t/R (sigma yield)/[(1+(4 sigma yield / E)) * (R/t)²]
Would this formula be applicable in this case?
This formula did not give a solution in the order of magnitude I expected.
Is this case 1c from table 28? (it says, ends capped, however this is not the case), but I cannot find a case that is applicable to this particular situation.
Many thanks for your insights...
t/R <<< 1/10 so thinwalled pipe.
diameter = 0.4 m
I cannot scan a drawing here, but imagine a long pipe in which a section of 2 meters is used for heat transfer. So the pipe is surrounded for 2m by steam with pressure > internal pressure of the pipe.
What is the critical, or collapsing pressure?
Roark's 6th ed. says (p. 634): q' = t/R (sigma yield)/[(1+(4 sigma yield / E)) * (R/t)²]
Would this formula be applicable in this case?
This formula did not give a solution in the order of magnitude I expected.
Is this case 1c from table 28? (it says, ends capped, however this is not the case), but I cannot find a case that is applicable to this particular situation.
Many thanks for your insights...





RE: pipe with external pressure, collapsing pressure = ?
I don't have Roark's handy, but I bet your design code addresses it too.
ASME BPVC Section VIII Div 1 UG-28 -29 and -30 for example.
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RE: pipe with external pressure, collapsing pressure = ?
RE: pipe with external pressure, collapsing pressure = ?
RE: pipe with external pressure, collapsing pressure = ?
If I pump all the air out of a 2L soda bottle, the "bilobal running buckle failure" sucks the round section in on itself rather than the base of the bottle up to the top.
Same way with internal pressure: circumferencial stress opens a longidutidinal crack. If I were to predict this failure, I'd find the hoop stress not the longitudinal stress.
Sound better? I think we're thinking the same way but I'm just confused on terminology (again).
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RE: pipe with external pressure, collapsing pressure = ?
RE: pipe with external pressure, collapsing pressure = ?
2nd try:
Steve: thanks for your replies however I'm doing this to do a friend a favor. I do not have any codes available as I'm currently working in a mechanical (metals and welding) engineering business.
ione thanks for your reference, I found a book "Piping and pipeline engineering" by Antaki with the formula I needed, which gave an answer I believe to be correct.
another question: does anyone knows where I can find the E (modulus of elasticity) in function of the temperature (150-200 Celsius, which is 300-400 Fahrenheit) for stainless 304 ?
RE: pipe with external pressure, collapsing pressure = ?
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RE: pipe with external pressure, collapsing pressure = ?