Attachment of support lugs to vessel
Attachment of support lugs to vessel
(OP)
in the 4th edition of Dennis Moss' Pressure Vessel Design Manual (p. 188), he says "the base plate of the lug can be attached to the shell wall or unattached." Anyone have experience doing this? We would like to minimize heat loss; and where base sits on the structural steel is a big heat sink. --- Thanks!





RE: Attachment of support lugs to vessel
Required thickness and dimensions must be determined by calculations using the design loads and allowable stresses at design temperature.
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r6155
RE: Attachment of support lugs to vessel
The PIP details that r6155 refers to, above, are a good place to start, but they don't address the thermal aspects.
RE: Attachment of support lugs to vessel