Attachments to Tanks
Attachments to Tanks
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I am looking for a resource to learn how to evaluate the stresses in a tank shell due to attachments. We are adding about 10' to a walkway that runs along the upper edge of the circumference of the tank. I don't find anything quite comparable in my pressure vessel handbooks.
RE: Attachments to Tanks
RE: Attachments to Tanks
RE: Attachments to Tanks
Generally speaking, tank attachments fall into two categoreies....nozzles and clips.
Nozzles, and the sometimes required reinforcement, are to be handled in accordance with the code of construction ... i.e. API-650
Smaller clips (flat plate attachments) can be handled via company standards, Roark "Fomulas for Stress and Strain", Bldogett or similar handbooks.
Larger attachments, if necessary, should be configured either as reinforced trunions or competely rethought...
My opinion only
-MJC
RE: Attachments to Tanks