Someone11
Mechanical
- Jan 2, 2020
- 15
I have some confusion in how Pv ELITe calculates the wind area.. on vertical vessels it was quite understandable as it multiplies the height of element and the effective wind diameter. But for the horizontal vessel,i followed the procedure given in the Moss but the result didnt match for the head part. My vessel has OD of 96". wind load multiplier 1.2, so the effective dia here becomes 115.2", then the length from top of head upto the tangent would be= 96/4 + 2"(Straight flange length is 2")=26". wind area should have been 26"*115.2" but the answer is way too far from this. Am i missing something? This calculation is for the transverse force on vessel.