My question is regarding clauses UHX-12.4(c), UHX-13.4(d), and UHX-14.4(e) which state:
"The designer shall consider the effect of deflections in the tubesheet in the tubesheet design, especially when tubesheet thickness h is less than the tube diameter."
I assume this to mean consideration of...
I have performed some research on the basis of the ASME code calculations in Section UHX, and have obtained F. Owseiller's paper from the Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Feb. 2006.
I understand that the F-value used in the equation to determine the bending moment acting at the periphery...
In the discussion of UG-34(d) for sketches (j) and (k) the code states that:
"...the net cover plate thickness under the groove or between the groove and the outer edge of the cover plate shall not be less than..."
What is this distance "between the groove and the outer edge"? Is this a radial...
