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Re-rating the vessel is due to thinning of the vessel shell and heads. Going to keep it an ASME vessel but no require a code stamp.

Thanks for all the input. The operating pressure will be much lower than what it is rated for. And mk3223 you answered my question that i was going to ask about the nameplate [thumbsup].

Thank you both for the replies.

A client is wanting to reuse an existing vertical pressure vessel as a atmospheric storage tank. What are some consideration that needs to be looked at for something like this? The product is COS Solvent and tank will have a nitrogen blanket. Thank you.

When doing calculations with piping, never use nominal anything, errors will occur. Section modulus is calculated by 0.0982(do^4-di^4)/do

What is your clients purpose for such a large cleanout? A 48" x 48" cleanout should be more than enough, and as stated before, anything larger than that does not meet API 650 std, section 5.7.7.1.

I took the computer-based test a year before graduating, and found that familiarizing yourself with the reference book before the exam is definitely key to success or good knowledge of what formulas and such to use too answer the questions. Also, most of the questions can be narrowed down to two...

thank you both! The more I asked around, I found that out.

Hello everyone, My question is, what is the maximum projection from the tank shell that an annular ring should be? I found in API-650 Sec. 5.4.2. that the minimum should be no less than 2 inches but not finding a maximum. Thanks