Abstract: The formulation for “Three Element Bolted Joints” pertinent to removable bundle U-tube Heat Exchangers developed in an earlier work is herein extended to compute inter-tube-pass leakage rates. ...

Abstract: An analytical method is herein developed to evaluate the stress field in the critical regions of a U-tube subject to differential thermal expansion. The solution is intended to be used as a ...

Abstract: A general method for the numerical analysis of frictionless nonconformable non-Hertzian contact of bodies of arbitrary shape is developed. Numerical difficulties arise because the solution is ...

Abstract: Saddle supports of horizontally mounted pressure vessels, when subject to seismic and mechanical loads, interact with the foundation in a highly non-linear manner. The maximum foundation concrete ...