ASME B16.5 Para. 6.3.2 says a raised face may be removed from a raised face flange to convert it to a flat face flange, provided that the required dimension, tf, shown in Fig. 6 (Fig. II-6 of Mandatory Appendix II) is maintained.
ASME PCC-2 Para. 3.1 says under-thickness of a raised face due to...
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I have a 36” man-way close to the floor of an API 650 Tank. As per Fig. 5.8, we need to have a low type re-pad for the man-way, but the manufacturer says an ordinary (circular) re-pad is ok, as long as it provides the reinforcing required as per Para. 5.7.2 and distance between...
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I have a 36” man-way close to the floor of an API 650 Tank. As per Fig. 5.8, we need to have a low type re-pad for the man-way, but the manufacturer says an ordinary (circular) re-pad is ok, as long as it provides the reinforcing required as per Para. 5.7.2 and distance between...
Can we say an atmospheric tank externally covered with pressurized 3” half pipes (ASME VIII-1 – App. EE), is not a pressure vessel? Can I say tank’s shell and half pipes are making the pressurized containment with the diameter less than 6”, and so, as per U-1 (C)(2)(i), it is not a pressure...
Does any body know why COMPRESS decreases the earthquake load for vertical vessels by 1/3, but does not do it for horizontal vessels (for example when NBC 2005 has been chosen)? I have noticed for both vertical and horizontal vessels, COMPRESS increases the allowable stresses as per UG-23(d) for...
I have a 2¼Cr-1 Mo-¼ V Reactor, ASME Sec. VIII, Div 2 High Temperature/Pressure and Hydrogen Service. Material and fabrication must meet the requirements of API-934A. Considering sensitivity of this material regarding propagation of crack, and all the effort required to avoid crack during...
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I know skirts have better load distribution on the shell/bottom head, act better in cyclic services and less local stresses, and legs give better ventilation and better access to bottom nozzle. I would appreciate if anybody let me know other limitation and advantages of these...
ASME VIII, Div. 1 defines Design Temperature and Pressure as T and P that shall not be less than the highest Temperature and Pressure in the most severe operating condition. Some people interpret it in a way that in the short term upset condition, P and T can be higher than Design Pressure and...
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ASME Sect. VIII Div. 2, Para. AS-130(a) says nameplate shall be attached to the vessel. Does vessel mean Pressure Boundary or nameplate can be attached to the skirt also?
My problem is with a heavy wall reactor with operating temperature 815F. Nameplate bracket attached directly...
