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Bolted flat end / openings - ASME UG-34 and 2-5 Bolt Loads
Thank you for the advice on the additional information. Another question on Annex S: "Therefore, an initial bolt stress of some magnitude greater than the design value must be provided." So the design bolt load W can be exceeded, even if this W was used to calculate the material thickness of...- Newport2
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- Forum: Boiler and Pressure Vessel engineering
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Bolted flat end / openings - ASME UG-34 and 2-5 Bolt Loads
Dear all, for a research project I am designing a Pressure vessel for 8 bar and a small volume. It should be closed by a Bolted Flat End, containing 3 openings. Before taking the reinforcement in consideration (UG-39) the unweakened thickness of the flat head has to be calculated via UG-34. For...- Newport2
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- Forum: Boiler and Pressure Vessel engineering
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EN 13445-3 - 10.5.2
Sorry, I was busy and forgot to thank you. Your post has helped me!- Newport2
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- Forum: Boiler and Pressure Vessel engineering
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EN 13445-3 - 10.5.2
Hello, I have to design for the first time with EN 13445, until now I have always used the ASME code. I want to design a bolted flat end (internal seal) with cut-outs according to EN 13445-3. To do this, I first need to determine the thickness of the unweakened flat end according to section...- Newport2
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- Forum: Boiler and Pressure Vessel engineering
