Thank you all for you replies. This arrangement (piggy back) is for a power boiler. Besides the gravity, pressure and thermal load, I will also design the vessels and pipes for seismic loads.
I know most people here are mechanical engineers. I asked a question about structural design of downcomer; no answer yet. I don't konw if that question was too easy or too hard, or did not make any sense at all. What I am wondering if the mechanical engineers perform any sort of structural...
I am designing a project located in Korea. The design will use AISC standard, but have to use local materials. Where can I find Korea steel shapes table? Thanks in advance!
A steam drum is supported by mud drum through two downcomer pipes. I would design the downcomer as a column under gravity load, and beam-column under gravity/seismic load. Is this correct? Did I miss something? What considerations should I take into account? As a collateral question, how to...
