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    commercial software for design of pressure vessel and heat exchanger according to ASME SEC ||| for nuclear application.

    Hello all, Is there any commercial software for design of pressure vessel and heat exchanger according to ASME SECTION 3 for nuclear application?? is there any code for design of storage tanks for nuclear application?
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    ASME CODE STUDY STRATEGY.

    You can start by reading (1) companion guide to ASME (2) Book by Brownell & Younge (3) Book by Bednar (4) ASME PTB-4 (5)Book by Denis Moss (6) Code itself
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    Impact Test Requirement for nozzle assembly as per UCS-66

    @r6155 client has not ask for any specifics. As per code, is my nozzle neck exempted from impact test requirement?? @Cobra17 UG-20(f) exemption is not allowed. @GD2 thank you for confirming. this seems bit counterintuitive though. Nozzle neck because of its own thickness is required to be...
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    Impact Test Requirement for nozzle assembly as per UCS-66

    I have following configuration of nozzle assembly:- 1) Shell Material: SA 516 Gr 70 (Curve B) Thk :- 10 mm 2) Nozzle Neck Material : SA 106 GrB ( Curve B) Thk :- 6 inch ,14.27mm thk 3) RF Pad Material: SA 516 Gr 70 (Curve B) Thk :- 10 mm 4) Flange Material : SA 105 (Curve A) Size :- 150...
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    governing thickness of forged neck welded to shell per UCS-66

    @YuJie_PV Since your nozzle neck is forged, shouldn't it be as per curve "C" {all materials listed in Notes 2(a) and 2(c) for Curve B if produced to fine grain practice and normalized, normalized and tempered, or liquid quenched and tempered as permitted in the material specification, and not...
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    ASME VIII UG-44(b)

    @TGS4 Thank you for your response. In code case 2901, Fm value table note b reads "The designer should consider reducing the allowable factor if the loading is primarily sustained in nature, and the bolted flange joint operates at a temperature where gasket creep/relaxation will be significant...
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    ASME VIII UG-44(b)

    code case 2901 was based on "Improved Analysis of External Loads on Flanged Joints PVP2013-97814" . @TGS4 is code case 2901-01 based on any paper??
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    Reference material for API 650

    Thank you @Louisiana Inspector for your response.
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    Reference material for API 650

    Hello, I`m new to storage tank design and i have started reading API 650. Can you please share name of any reference book or article for storage tank design based on API 650?? Is there any PTB/sample problem book for API 650? Any help on where to start for better understanding of API 650...
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    Impact Test Requirement as per ASME SEC8 DIV3

    Hello All, As per KM-251 in DIV3 : "The Charpy V-notch impact values specified in KM-234.2 are established at upper shelf energy levels that are required for most high-strength, low-alloy steels. The designer does not need to provide any test information to use upper shelf correlations for...
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    Older PVP Preceding.

    thread794-439631 Hello!! Im trying to find some older ASME PVP Proceeding online but unable to find any digital copy... Pls suggest way. I'm looking for 1995 & 1996 PVP Papers. Also, is there any way to contact directly to members on this forum??
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    High Pressure vessel design using DIV 3

    @IdanPV Thank you for your guidance!!
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    High Pressure vessel design using DIV 3

    Hello @Ariba01123 We cater to Oil & Gas, pet-chem and fertilizer industry. As of Now, we do not have any specific Vessel to design but my organization is preparing for any upcoming equipment specifically in hydrogen service. Hello @r6155, we are reading div3, but we wanted to understand more...
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    High Pressure vessel design using DIV 3

    Hello All, We are trying to prepare Design philosophy of High-pressure vessels ( > 700 bar) using ASME sec8 div 3 in my organization. Please share any book, existing licensor or PMC specification for High pressure vessels Design for reference and guidance.
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    Tema Interpretations

    thank you Christine74 and 0707

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