Maybe lsthill meant for people to Google "Claus Reactor" or "Claus Process" the most main gas desulfurizing process used.
Re Saddle design for external forces: You can either use a pressure vessel software and use either the wind loading or seismic design to artifically increase the horizonal...
While ASME Section VIII Division 1 has no formal pressure limit, they recommend pressures be <3000 psi. As mentioned in previous replies, the rules for thick cylinders differ quite a bit from thin shells.
With the basic conditions given (8” radius @ 6000 psi), you would be looking at a...
Tightening a bolt based on torque values can be quite risky as the torque is directly related to the coefficient of friction and can vary greatly with the amount and type of lubricant used (or the amount of sand and grit in the threads). The best way to tighten a bolted joint is to determine...
