ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
1|172019
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Overthelast20+years,Predic1veEngineeringhastackledsomeofthemostcomplexapplica1onsoftheASMEBPVCSec1onVIII,Division2“Design-by-Analysis”specifica1ons.
• Stressandfa1gueanalysisoflarge-diameternuclearwasterecyclingvesselsunderNQA-1requirements• Vesselswithinternalpipingandstructuressubjectedtosloshing,seismicandadded-masseffects• Transientthermal-fa1gueofthick-walledtanks• LiZingandtransporta1onanalyses• BucklinganalysisviaASMEformulas,EulerianandNonlinearmethods• Differen1althermal-stressanalysisofheatexchangeshavingmixedmaterials
Withinthisbodyofpressurevesselconsul1ngwork,wehaveappliedthefollowingcodes:• ASMEBPVCSec1onVIII,Division2stressandfa1gue• ASCE4-98withadded-massapplica1onsfornormalmodesanalysis• ASCE7-02,AISIN690andABS
Totakeourengineeringworktothenextlevel,ourpressurevesselconsultantshavewri`encustomsoZwareforstressandfa1gueevalua1onofthinandthick-walledpressurevesselsandwhenneededbeenabletoperformop1miza1onstudiesonvesselsviaExcelspreadsheetviaourFEAsoZware’sapplica1onprograminginterface.
Insummary,ourcarefulandme1culousanalysisworkhasallowedustoclassifytanksandvesselsas“fit-for-service”thatwouldtypicallyhaverequiredextensivereworkbyhand-calcula1ons.Clientscometouswhentheyneedhigh-qualityworkexecutedanddocumentedtowithstandthemostrigorousreviewswhetherDOE,Bechtel,GEWaterandGasorSpaceX.
ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
2|172019
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Alargediameterspray-dryingchamberwasanalyzedforseismic,windandliZing.ApplicablecodeswereASCE7-02withreferencetotheUBCandANSIA58.1.TheliZingstressrequirementswereborrowedfromASME,Sec1onVIII,Division2.Themodelwashighlyidealizedandallowedsec1onstobeop1mizedforseismicandliZing.
ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
3|172019
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Thick-wall,high-pressureliquidoxygen(LOX)tanksexperiencethermalfa1guecondi1onsnotrarelyseeninnormalpressurevessels.Stressclassifica1onrequiredourcompleteASMEsoZwarearsenal.MembranestresseswerecalculatedusingstandardASMEstresslineariza1on.
ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
4|172019
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Seismic,thermal,deadweight,nozzleandpressureanalyseswereperformedonaseriesoflarge-scale(e.g.,300”diameter)nuclearwasteprocessingvesselsfortheDOE.EngineeringworkwasapprovedunderASMESec1onVIII,Div.2,ASCE4-98forSeismicAnalysisofNuclear-RelatedEquipmentandassociatedNQA-1requirements.
ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
5|172019
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A100foot-longtubeandshellevaporatorwasanalyzedforstressanddeflec1onbasedonjointlydevelopedtransporta1onloads.StresseswereclassifiedaccordingtoASMESec1onVIII,Div.2.Theevaporatorwasfabricatedwithseveraldifferentmaterialtypes,eachwithdifferentASMEDivision1materialallowables.ThevesselwasconstrainedwithasaddlesupportnearthetoptubesheetwithaSchnabelconnec1onatthebaseoftheskirt.
ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
6|172019
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Off-ShoreProcessingPlalorm:SloshingAnalysis
ThesloshingloadsforthisvesselwerecalculatedperASCE4-98,SeismicAnalysisofSafety-RelatedStructures.Fromthesecalcula1ons,threeloadingcondi1onswerederived:HorizontalImpulsiveMode,HorizontalSloshing(Convec1veMode)andVer1calFluidResponseMode(Breathing).Handcalcula1onsweredonealongwithSmoothPar1cleHydrodynamics(SPH)tosimulatethesloshingevent.Analy1calandnumericalresultscorrelatedandthevesselwasclassified“fit-for-service”.
ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
7|172019
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Thermal-StressFa1gueAnalysisofBoiler
AnASMEthermalfa1gueanalysiswasperformedonahigh-temperaturefluegassteamgenerator(i.e.,boiler).Giventhelargethermalgradientsbetweenthefluegasinletandoutlet,thethicktubesheetpresentedapar1cularthermal-stresschallenge.Thevesselpassedbasedonpeakalterna1ngstress(Sa)perFigure5.110.2.1.
ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
8|172019
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Some1mesourbestworkistoop1mizeadesignintosomethingcompact,efficientandrobust.TheabovemodelrepresentsauniquetypeofASMEpressurevesselthatmustwithstandhighpressureswhilesimultaneouslyhavingalargesurfaceareaforheattransferrequirements.
ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
9|172019
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High-pressuremanifoldcas1ngsarenotuncommoninmarineandchemicalprocessingapplica1ons.Usually,itisenoughtoperformastandardhydrosta1ctest(UCD-99)attwicethemaximumallowablepressurebutinthiscase,ourclient’sclient(USGovernment)requestedthattheirhigh-pressurehydraulicmanifoldcas1ngsalsomeetASMEDesign-by-Analysisspecifica1onsincludingprotec1onagainstplas1ccollapse.StandardASMESec1onVIII,Division2rulescanbemetwithlinearsta1canalysisbutplas1ccollapseassumesthatthecas1ngmustholdtogetherunder2.4xthedesignload.ThislastrequirementwasmetbyperformingacompletenonlinearstressanalysisusingLS-DYNA.
ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
10|172019
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Shownaboveisatubeandshellheatexchangercoupledtopipingsystem.Thesystemismountedonastructuresteelframe(notshown).Thermalandstressanalysiscalcula1onswereperformedperASMEVIII,Div.2todeterminethermalandstressmargins.Someop1miza1onworkwasdoneonthelowerpipingsystemduetowindloadingeffectsperASCE7-02.
ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
11|172019
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Shellandtubeheatexchangerforaboilingtube,dual-vesselevapora1vesystem.Themainshellwas1taniumwiththetubingofSA-240.DesignandanalysisworkperformedfortheDedertCorpora1on.
ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
12|172019
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ShellandtubeheatexchangerperASMESec1onVIII,Div.2analyzedfordesign,opera1ng,bucklingandseismicloading.Thefinaldesignofthevesselrequired14designitera1onsduetointernalbaffleconstraintstopreventbuckling.Thefinalbucklinganalysiswasdonebygeometric,nonlinearanalysistoconfirmsafetymargins.
ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
13|172019
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Formaldehydereactoranalyzedforthermalandmechanicalperformance.ASMESec1onVIII,Div.2coderequirementsoninternalshellandtubeheatexchanger.
ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
14|172019
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VerylargeASMEvesselanalyzedfortube-sheetstressesarisingfromdual-materialtube-bundlewithlikewisedualmaterialshell.Thermal-stressanalysiswasperformedtoclassifysystemunderASMEstressandfa1guerequirements.
ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
15|172019
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AcomplexliZinganalysiswasperformedtoverifythatanalreadybuiltvesselsystemwouldnotexceedASMESec1onVIII,Div.1allowables.Theslingsandspreaderbarwereidealizedwithbeamelementsandpinnedconnec1ons.
ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
16|172019
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ShownaboveisaFEAmodelofaneightpassenger,deep-diving(depth1,200’)luxurysubmarine.Stressresultswereverifiedbystraingaugingofthesubmarineduringitssubmersibleproof-test.Giventheclosecorrela1onofthestressresultstothedivetest,itbecomethefirsthumanoccupancysubmersiblecer1fiedbytheAmericanBureauofShipping(ABS)viathefiniteelementmethod.
ASMEBPVCPressureVesselConsul1ngServicesASMESec1onVIII,Division2StressandFa1gueAnalysis
17|172019
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es andsystemswheretherightanswerisfundamental.
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