Lets say there was a vessel that was designed back before I was born and the code calculation specified a 2500# flange but referenced dimensions for a 1500# flange (basically, there appears to be an error in the design) and the vessel and piping system were built with 1500# flanges. Fast forward...
As a PE, I have been designing pressure vessels for some time now at my current employer. I want to start testing the waters and do some work on the side for myself. I’m looking for advice from anyone who has come before me on this kind of endeavor. Just to be clear I want to start small on...
Thank you in advance for taking to time to read through my questions. How do you define your allowable stress for a finite element analysis with a joint efficiency of 0.7?
Code: ASME Sec VIII Div. 1 2010 (No ed) with guidance from Div. 2 for FEA
Customer specific seismic requirement with...
