Hello Cobra17,
The interpretation holds good for only pressure and temperature loading. Whereas I am curious about external piping loads on nozzle where the Fm factor comes into picture which I believe is dependent on gasket MOC.
Thanks,
Sachin
Hello All,
It seems UG 44 rules from ASME VIII-1 are based on metallic gaskets as UG-44 (a) gives reference of ASME B 16.20 only and not ASME B 16.21. Alsi UG-44 (b) states that The assembly bolt load must comply with ASME PCC-1, Appendix O; This method was developed using a spiral wound...
Hi All,
How do we select thickness of a large dia low pressure vessel to maintain ovality in shop fabrication, transport, erection & operation. We have a column with structured packing having stringent tolerance requirement and thickness required for pressure is very low.
There is formula in...