A vessel has been fabricated in a way that its axis is parallel to the mill rolling direction of the plate - like a pipe. It has a small diameter ( 550 mm ) and thick wall ( 32 mm ).
Is that acceptable, to ASME code?
While designing a vessel with 2 independent chambers, which shall be tested separetely, a question arised:
How should I take in account the maximum allowable externa pressure in the intermediate head?
The MAWP for the chamber in the convex side is ( disregardig the head ) 1.81 MPa.
The EMAP...
I need to use a forged nozzle, SA-350 LF2.
Due to time of delivery, I´ll purchase a forged piece, round to the external diameter of the nozzle, and drill a bore through it.
The vessel owner refused to accept this, stating that a self reinforced nozzle shall be forged like a flange, that is, to...
