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Guidebook for the design of ASME Section VIII pressure vessels / James R. Farr and Maan H. Jawad.

By: Farr, James R.
Contributor(s): Jawad, Maan H.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : ASME Press, 2001Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xvii, 296 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0791801721.Subject(s): Pressure vessels -- Design and construction | Cylinder seals | Structural engineeringDDC classification: 681.76041
Contents:
Background information -- Cylindrical shells -- Spherical shells, Heads, and Transition Sections -- Flat Plates, Covers and Flanges -- Openings -- Special components, VIII-1 -- Design of heat exchangers -- Analysis of components in VIII-2.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This guidebook elucidates the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Section VIII), as it applies to various components. These include cylindrical shells, spherical shells, heads, transition sections, flat plates, covers, flanges, openings, heat exchangers, and special components. The book includes s

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index.

Background information -- Cylindrical shells -- Spherical shells, Heads, and Transition Sections -- Flat Plates, Covers and Flanges -- Openings -- Special components, VIII-1 -- Design of heat exchangers -- Analysis of components in VIII-2.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. v)
  • Acknowledgments (p. vii)
  • List of Figures (p. xiii)
  • List of Tables (p. xvii)
  • Chapter 1 Background Information (p. 1)
  • 1.1 Introduction (p. 1)
  • 1.2 Allowable Stresses (p. 2)
  • 1.3 Joint Efficiency Factors (p. 3)
  • 1.4 Brittle Fracture Considerations (p. 9)
  • 1.5 Fatigue Requirements (p. 19)
  • 1.6 Pressure Testing of Vessels and Components (p. 22)
  • 1.6.1 ASME Code Requirements (p. 22)
  • 1.6.2 What Does a Hydrostatic or Pneumatic Pressure Test Do? (p. 22)
  • 1.6.3 Pressure Test Requirements for VIII-1 (p. 23)
  • 1.6.4 Pressure Test Requirements for VIII-2 (p. 24)
  • Chapter 2 Cylindrical Shells (p. 27)
  • 2.1 Introduction (p. 27)
  • 2.2 Tensile Forces, VIII-1 (p. 27)
  • 2.2.1 Thin Cylindrical Shells (p. 27)
  • 2.2.2 Thick Cylindrical Shells (p. 33)
  • 2.3 Axial Compression (p. 36)
  • 2.4 External Pressure (p. 42)
  • 2.4.1 External Pressure for Cylinders with D[subscript o]/t[greater than or equal] 10 (p. 43)
  • 2.4.2 External Pressure for Cylinders with D[subscript o]/t [ 10 (p. 46)
  • 2.4.3 Empirical Equations (p. 47)
  • 2.4.4 Stiffening Rings (p. 48)
  • 2.4.5 Attachment of Stiffening Rings (p. 50)
  • 2.5 Cylindrical Shell Equations, VIII-2 (p. 53)
  • 2.6 Miscellaneous Shells (p. 54)
  • 2.6.1 Mitered Cylinders (p. 54)
  • 2.6.2 Elliptical Shells (p. 55)
  • Chapter 3 Spherical Shells, Heads, and Transition Sections (p. 57)
  • 3.1 Introduction (p. 57)
  • 3.2 Spherical Shells and Hemispherical Heads, VIII-1 (p. 57)
  • 3.2.1 Internal Pressure in Spherical Shells and Pressure on Concave Side of Hemispherical Heads (p. 57)
  • 3.2.2 External Pressure in Sphelical Shells and Pressure on Convex Side of Hemispherical Heads (p. 61)
  • 3.3 Spherical Shells and Hemispherical Heads, VIII-2 (p. 64)
  • 3.4 Ellipsoidal Heads, VIII-1 (p. 65)
  • 3.4.1 Pressure on the Concave Side (p. 65)
  • 3.4.2 Pressure on the Convex Side (p. 67)
  • 3.5 Torispherical Heads, VIII-1 (p. 68)
  • 3.5.1 Pressure on the Concave Side (p. 68)
  • 3.5.2 Pressure on the Convex Side (p. 71)
  • 3.6 Ellipsoidal and Torispherical Heads, VIII-2 (p. 72)
  • 3.7 Conical Sections, VIII-1 (p. 74)
  • 3.7.1 Internal Pressure (p. 74)
  • 3.7.2 External Pressure (p. 85)
  • 3.8 Conical Sections, VIII-2 (p. 95)
  • Chapter 4 Flat Plates, Covers, and Flanges (p. 101)
  • 4.1 Introduction (p. 101)
  • 4.2 Integral Flat Plates and Covers (p. 101)
  • 4.2.1 Circular Flat Plates and Covers (p. 101)
  • 4.2.2 Noncircular Flat Plates and Covers (p. 104)
  • 4.3 Bolted Flat Plates, Covers, and Flanges (p. 105)
  • 4.3.1 Gasket Requirements, Bolt Sizing, and Bolt Loadings (p. 105)
  • 4.4 Flat Plates and Covers With Bolting (p. 106)
  • 4.4.1 Blind Flanges and Circular Flat Plates and Covers (p. 106)
  • 4.4.2 Noncircular Flat Plates and Covers (p. 107)
  • 4.5 Openings in Flat Plates and Covers (p. 107)
  • 4.5.1 Opening Diameter Does Not Exceed Half the Plate Diameter (p. 107)
  • 4.5.2 Opening Diameter Exceeds Half the Plate Diameter (p. 108)
  • 4.6 Bolted Flange Connections With Ring Type Gaskets (p. 108)
  • 4.6.1 Standard Flanges (p. 109)
  • 4.6.2 Special Flanges (p. 118)
  • 4.7 Spherically Dished Covers (p. 124)
  • 4.7.1 Definitions and Terminology (p. 125)
  • 4.7.2 Types of Dished Covers (p. 125)
  • Chapter 5 Openings (p. 133)
  • 5.1 Introduction (p. 133)
  • 5.2 Code Bases for Acceptability of Opening (p. 133)
  • 5.3 Terms and Definitions (p. 134)
  • 5.4 Reinforced Openings--General Requirements (p. 134)
  • 5.4.1 Replacement Area (p. 134)
  • 5.4.2 Reinforcement Limits (p. 134)
  • 5.5 Reinforced Opening Rules, VIII-1 (p. 136)
  • 5.5.1 Openings With Inherent Compensation (p. 136)
  • 5.5.2 Shape and Size of Openings (p. 137)
  • 5.5.3 Area of Reinforcement Required (p. 137)
  • 5.5.4 Limits of Reinforcement (p. 140)
  • 5.5.5 Area of Reinforcement Available (p. 140)
  • 5.5.6 Openings Exceeding Size Limits of Section 5.5.2.2 (p. 151)
  • 5.6 Reinforced Opening Rules, VIII-2 (p. 153)
  • 5.6.1 Definitions (p. 153)
  • 5.6.2 Openings Not Requiring Reinforcement Calculations (p. 153)
  • 5.6.3 Shape and Size of Openings (p. 155)
  • 5.6.4 Area of Reinforcement Required (p. 155)
  • 5.6.5 Limits of Reinforcement (p. 155)
  • 5.6.6 Available Reinforcement (p. 157)
  • 5.6.7 Strength of Reinforcement Metal (p. 157)
  • 5.6.8 Alternative Rules for Nozzle Design (p. 157)
  • 5.7 Ligament Efficiency Rules, VIII-1 (p. 164)
  • Chapter 6 Special Components, VIII-1 (p. 169)
  • 6.1 Introduction (p. 169)
  • 6.2 Braced and Stayed Construction (p. 169)
  • 6.2.1 Braced and Stayed Surfaces (p. 169)
  • 6.2.2 Stays and Staybolts (p. 172)
  • 6.3 Jacketed Vessels (p. 173)
  • 6.3.1 Types of Jacketed Vessels (p. 174)
  • 6.3.2 Design of Closure Member for Jacket to Vessel (p. 175)
  • 6.3.3 Design of Openings in Jacketed Vessels (p. 179)
  • 6.4 Half-Pipe Jackets (p. 181)
  • 6.4.1 Maximum Allowable Internal Pressure in Half-Pipe Jacket (p. 181)
  • 6.4.2 Minimum Thickness of Half-Pipe Jacket (p. 182)
  • 6.5 Vessels of Noncircular Cross Section (p. 186)
  • 6.5.1 Types of Vessels (p. 187)
  • 6.5.2 Basis for Allowable Stresses (p. 187)
  • 6.5.3 Openings in Vessels of Noncircular Cross Section (p. 187)
  • 6.5.4 Vessels of Rectangular Cross Section (p. 197)
  • Chapter 7 Design of Heat Exchangers (p. 201)
  • 7.1 Introduction (p. 201)
  • 7.2 Tubesheet Design in U-Tube Exchangers (p. 201)
  • 7.2.1 Nomenclature (p. 201)
  • 7.2.2 Design Equations for Simply Supported Tubesheets (p. 207)
  • 7.2.3 Design Equations for Integral Construction (p. 209)
  • 7.2.4 Design Equations for Integral Construction With Tubesheet Extended as a Flange (p. 212)
  • 7.3 Fixed Tubesheets (p. 213)
  • 7.3.1 Nomenclature (p. 213)
  • 7.3.2 Design Equations (p. 217)
  • 7.4 Expansion Joints (p. 230)
  • Chapter 8 Analysis of Components in VIII-2 (p. 233)
  • 8.1 Introduction (p. 233)
  • 8.2 Stress Categories (p. 233)
  • 8.3 Stress Concentration (p. 239)
  • 8.4 Combinations of Stresses (p. 240)
  • 8.5 Fatigue Evaluation (p. 245)
  • References (p. 249)
  • Appendices
  • Appendix A Guide to VIII-1 Requirements (p. 251)
  • Appendix B Material Designation (p. 253)
  • Appendix C Joint Efficiency Factors (p. 255)
  • Appendix D Flange Calculation Sheets (p. 277)
  • Appendix E Conversion Factors (p. 283)
  • Index (p. 285)