My apologies, I should have given a clearer explanation. In this case the pressure vessel is a cryogenic distillation column. The column will be lifted and lowered into a Cold Box structure. The Cold Box is then shipped to site, where it will be raised from the horizontal to the vertical.
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Many thanks for the suggestions guys. I have tried analysing the problem with circular ring formulae, similar to the Roark case which you suggest (Roark 4th Edition table VIII case 24 (Tangential load transferred by tangential shear)& Blake Fig. 8.4-14 (Circular ring loaded by two tangential...
As part of an ongoing cost reduction exercise, we are currently considering the use of polyester belt slings, for the horizontal lift of a large pressure vessel assembly. The belt slings would be used in place of lifting trunnions, which are time consuming and costly to fit.
2-off lifting slings...