I am trying to find information on failure analysis of dimple jacketed process equipment as it relates to crack development and fatigue in the dimpled plate. The jacket contains steam. The materials I am dealing with are the 300 series stainless steels.
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I have a customer who wants a 28 foot dia. tank x 35 ft liquid level API 304 S.S. tank with a 148 degree included angle bottom head and a small 1-1/2" knuckle radius. He proposes supporting the tank with 8 legs around the outer perimeter. It would also have a rolled vertical C.S. ring at 5'-4"...
When checking shell openings for the nozzle reinforcement required is it acceptable to use the "One Foot Method" for the required nozzle neck thickness. I believe any shell or nozzle thickness in excess of that required by this method is available for reducung the size of the repad but want to...
