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    "conical gusseted" nozzles on API 650 tank

    Steve, Thanks. I rather suspected something like this. The one Google hit for conical gusset was for a spec that allowed plate gussets in lieu of conical gussets. Googling plate gussets found a reference showing a picture similar to what you described. The odd part about the request is...
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    "conical gusseted" nozzles on API 650 tank

    Can anyone help me understand the term "conical gusseted nozzle" with respect to API 650 tanks? I'm quite familiar with ASME and less so with API 650 but I've not heard this term before. It is in a specification and required for all nozzles except a flush-type nozzle. I...
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    Pressure stresses in PD 5500 nozzle load evaluations

    Folks, I'm trying to reconcile the pressure stress results at openings in a pressure vessel nozzle load evaluation based on PD 5500, Annex G to stress limits of ASME Sect VIII, Div 2. Are the PD results to be taken as membrane or membrane plus bending? Considering the the PD results as...
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