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  1. KentCaudill

    EN Standards

    Good Afternoon Materials Engineer: Can you help me identify plate material meeting EN 10028-2 P265GH? Can you tell me what the ASTM equivalent is? Can you refer me to a producing mill? Thank you for your help. Regards, Thanks for your help, Kent.
  2. KentCaudill

    Design thickness as minimum plate thickness

    Good Morning All: The tank is Type 316L stainless steel. In the API 650 calculations the design thickness is a decimal. Corrosion allowance is not a factor. I intend to order the plate from the plate mill based on the design decimal thickness. Do I have to add the allowable mill rolling...
  3. KentCaudill

    Layout Transition

    Where can I find a simple spreadsheet or other software solution to calculate the surface area and flat pattern for a square to round transition? Something simple, not costing a lot of money (mostly free), to be used for estimating the weight of the plate and the blank size of the plate used to...
  4. KentCaudill

    Shell Side/Tube Side

    I am looking for the definitions for Shell Side and Tube Side. An illustration would be very helpful. Thanks for your help. Thanks for your help, Kent.
  5. KentCaudill

    Large Flanges L.F. and L.M.

    I am looking at a BM that calls out a 92" LF special flange and a 72" Class 350 L.M. special. What does the L.F AND THE L.M. stand for? Thanks for your help, Kent.
  6. KentCaudill

    Shell Manway Cover Thickness API 650

    Is there a formula for calculating the thickness of a shell manway cover plate based on the tank height. The table in API 650 is handy but I would like to use a formula in my spreadsheet to calculate the thickness given the tank height, corrosion allowance and so on. Thanks in advance, Kent...
  7. KentCaudill

    516-70 vs 516-70N

    Who among you can give me a short course on the differences between SA516-70 as rolled and SA516-70 normalized? Under what applications does one callout have advantages over the other? Thanks for your help, Kent.
  8. KentCaudill

    Weld Shrinkage

    Who among you can comment on the amount of weld shrinkage to be encountered in welding large diameter segmented T316L SE pressure vessel heads? The heads are 38'Ø with a minimum thicknes of 1.125" and are fabricated from 13 segments. Do you know of any articles or studies addressing this...
  9. KentCaudill

    Dimensional Tolerances

    Where can I find a definitive interpretation and examples of the allowable tolerances for the diameter of a large vessel when strapping the circumference? The minimum and maximum allowable are stated in UG-80 but I couldn't spot a discussion pertaining top the circumference as it relates to the...
  10. KentCaudill

    Weld Shrinkage

    Who among you can comment on the amount of weld shrinkage to be encountered in welding large diameter segmented T316L SE pressure vessel heads? The heads are 38'Ø with a minimum thicknes of 1.125" and are fabricated from 13 segments. Do you know of any articles or studies addressing this...
  11. KentCaudill

    Tolerances when strapping heads

    Where can I find a definitive interpretation and examples of the allowable tolerances for the diameter of a large vessel when strapping the circumference? The minimum and maximum allowable are stated in UG-80 but I couldn't spot a discussion pertaining to the circumference as it relates to the...
  12. KentCaudill

    Who among you can comment on the am

    Who among you can comment on the amount of weld shrinkage to be encountered in welding large diameter segmented T316L SE pressure vessel heads? The heads are 38'Ø with a minimum thicknes of 1.125" and are fabricated from 13 segments. Do you know of any articles or studies addressing this...
  13. KentCaudill

    Weld Shrinkage

    Who among you can comment on the amount of weld shrinkage to be encountered in welding large diameter segmented T316L SE pressure vessel heads? The heads are 38'Ø with a minimum thicknes of 1.125" and are fabricated from 13 segments. Do you know of any articles or studies addressing this...
  14. KentCaudill

    P - Numbers

    Where can I find an on line cross reference of vessel plate materials and their respective P-Numbers for welding. Thanks for your help, Kent.
  15. KentCaudill

    Lookup Multiple Tables Formula

    Lookup Multiple Tables I use the following formula to look up information in a table on the Table sheet and display the resultant unit weight on the Appurtenance sheet. =IF($C16,OFFSET(PipeField,MATCH($D16,PipeSizes,0),MATCH($E16,PipeSchedule,0))*$G16*$D$3,""). My problem is there are...
  16. KentCaudill

    Exterior Pressure Curve

    Anybody know where I can find an online version of the Exterior Pressure Curve B?

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