Thank you for all the responses. You have caused me to think about this some more and I have to agree - imagining the grease providing any significant advantage after the initial installation is tough to do. Also, as I was trying to imply in my OP, I also have trouble convincing myself that an...
The top and bottom vessels are identical 48" ID x 2.375" wall nitrogen vessels, SA-738-B material. They are 85'-0" long supported on (2) traditional "T" saddles (centered web). Operating weight is about 115,000 lb each.
The bottom vessel has a full encirclement "wear pad" and "T" supports on...
I am working on a set of double-stacked horizontal vessels; each vessel has one fixed and one sliding base plate. The top vessels bolt to the bottom vessels as the bottom vessels are bolted to the foundations. There is a significant amount of thermal growth and during our fatigue analysis...
I have the same problem, CM06. I need dimensions (local wall thicknesses) for a heat transfer analysis. We considered purchasing a reducer and taking measurements, but as others have stated there is no guarantee the reducer used in service will even be close to what we model.
I am reading a...
