Does anyone know of a reference material regarding design of backing flanges? I have been unable to find guidance on the subject. I know ASME Appendix 2 allows the use of multiple split backing flanges, but could not find anything on solid backing flanges.
The situation I am in is that I have...
I am currently designing a lifting jig to lift a conical shaped piece of ceramic vertically. It will be lifted so that the small end is on top. The jig I am designing will be inserted through the small end, and then have shafts that extend to grip the ceramic. What I need to find is the clamping...
I am currently analyzing a bolted flat head that uses a full face gasket. Using the formulas in UG-34 I get a higher required thickness than what is calculated by PVElite. As it is a full face gasket, the PVElite output calls out that it will be designed per Taylor Forge Bulletin NO. 45. The...
Could anybody help me resolve a statics problem? What I have is a piece of equipment that is mounted to a vessel by two flanges (at points (a) and (b) in the drawing). I know the weight of the mounted equipment, and am trying to calculate the resultant moment and reaction forces at the two...
Upon recent inspection of a process vessel a heat damaged area was found, see the attached picture. The vessel is made from Inconel 600 (all plate was supplied in the hot rolled and annealed conditon) and has some purple and brownish discoloration. Before it is put back in service I plan to...
I just received a set of calculations from a vendor regarding a rectangular vessel that we are purchasing. It is essentially a 19"x14"x38" (inside dimensions) box, with 1" thick plates for all sides. I have attached a basic sketch of the box.
The calculations that I received from them were done...
