I have tried to look for some tips about this specific problem, but my doubts are still there.
So, here it is...
In attachment I'm posting the geometry of a pipe array that will work as a steam heat-exchanger in an atmospheric melting tank.
The pipe arrays are made up of an upper and lower pipe frame (dia88.9 x 7.62) connected togheter with a vertical array of smaller pipes (dia 60.3 x 5.54)
Now, what if I wanted to verify that the design pressure can be increased?
Would you rely on UG-53 ligaments paragraph, considering the 88.9 pipe as a "shell" and the 60.3 pipes as openings?
I don't like this approach that much, but at the moment it's the only reference I found to present some sort of calculation to somebody.
I could go through a FEM analysis, but I'd like to have some sort of analitycal reference, if available.
Do you have any idea (different codes, formulas, methods)?
Thank you!
So, here it is...
In attachment I'm posting the geometry of a pipe array that will work as a steam heat-exchanger in an atmospheric melting tank.
The pipe arrays are made up of an upper and lower pipe frame (dia88.9 x 7.62) connected togheter with a vertical array of smaller pipes (dia 60.3 x 5.54)
Now, what if I wanted to verify that the design pressure can be increased?
Would you rely on UG-53 ligaments paragraph, considering the 88.9 pipe as a "shell" and the 60.3 pipes as openings?
I don't like this approach that much, but at the moment it's the only reference I found to present some sort of calculation to somebody.
I could go through a FEM analysis, but I'd like to have some sort of analitycal reference, if available.
Do you have any idea (different codes, formulas, methods)?
Thank you!
