cloche
Mechanical
- May 12, 2005
- 112
Hi,
I deal with a customer who has somewhat confused ideas about stress limit criteria for pressure vessels (in this case, it's a series of hydro-plant conduits).
We always use and refer to ASME Section VIII for this kind of calculations, but the customer asks if other less restrictive norms can be used.
I don't exactly know where the customer wants to go with "less restrictive", perhaps accept lower thicknesses in order to save money...
Are the ASME really so constraining as the customer is pointing out? Per our experience, no component we dimensioned following strictly the ASME failed because of design...
Any ideas? Any comments?
Thanks!
I deal with a customer who has somewhat confused ideas about stress limit criteria for pressure vessels (in this case, it's a series of hydro-plant conduits).
We always use and refer to ASME Section VIII for this kind of calculations, but the customer asks if other less restrictive norms can be used.
I don't exactly know where the customer wants to go with "less restrictive", perhaps accept lower thicknesses in order to save money...
Are the ASME really so constraining as the customer is pointing out? Per our experience, no component we dimensioned following strictly the ASME failed because of design...
Any ideas? Any comments?
Thanks!