Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology: Recent submissions
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Nonlinear Thermomechanical Static and Dynamic Responses of Bidirectional Porous Functionally Graded Shell Panels and Experimental Verifications
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The present article examines the nonlinear static/dynamic behavior of the functionally graded porous shell panel with variable geometrical shapes exposed to thermomechanical load. The higher-order shear deformation theory ... -
Using Functionally Graduated Materials Concept to Predict the Damage of Heat-Treated Elbows Under Bending and Pressure Loading
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Elbows in pressurized tubular structures are increasingly stressed by loadings with radial and tangential stresses. These stresses are completely different from those of straight tubular structures. Through the finite ... -
An Iterative Method Based on a 3-DOF Model for Optimal Seismic Design of Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plant
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)As a key infrastructure in the lifeline system, the safety of the Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plants (CFTPPs) under earthquake loading is not properly considered since a systematic optimization method for seismic design of ... -
Statistical Comparison of Creep-Rupture Lifetime Predictions of Single and Two-Step Aged Wrought Haynes 282 Alloy
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The paired and Welch's t-tests were used to determine if statistically significant differences exist between the predicted creep rupture life of single- and two-step aged wrought Haynes 282 nickel superalloy. Both tests ... -
Dynamic Stress Analysis of Multisegment Curved Pipes Subjected to the Passage of an In-Line Inspection Tool
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Pipelines are susceptible to degradation over time due to different types of defects caused by environmental and loading conditions. In-line inspection (ILI) is a preventive examination method widely used to monitor the ... -
Faster RSTRENG: A More Efficient Effective Area Method Algorithm for Corrosion Assessment
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Corrosion is one of the major threats to the safety and structural integrity of oil and gas transmission pipelines. The corrosion threat is usually managed by regular in-line inspection (ILI). The effective area method ... -
Assessing Toughness Levels for Nuclear Containment Vessels Steel to Determine the Need for Postweld Heat Treatment Based on the Master Curve Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)In this paper, a minimum toughness assessment method of exempting postweld heat treatment (PWHT) based on the master curve method is proposed to replace the current method of determining whether to perform PWHT by material ... -
Research on Mechanism of Dynamic Evolution Vibration Characteristics of Horizontal 90 Deg Elbow Flow Pattern
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Pipeline vibration induced by fluid flow can cause pipeline fatigue damage, which seriously endangers the safety of the operation. This paper aims to clarify the dynamic variation law of pipeline vibration induced by ... -
Random Fatigue Analysis of Cryogenic Liquid Tanker Under Road Spectrum Load and a Simplified Algorithm
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The lightweight of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker can reduce transportation cost and improve transportation efficiency. However, in lightweight design, the random vibration analysis based on fluid–structure interaction ... -
Theoretical Analysis of Free Vibration and Transient Response of Rectangular Plate–Cavity System Under Impact Loading
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)This paper presents a theoretical method to solve the free vibration and transient responses of a rectangular plate–cavity system. The spectral collocation method was used to solve the resonant frequencies and corresponding ... -
Experimental and Numerical Research on Fluid Dynamic Interaction Effects of Reciprocating Pump–Pipeline System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The performance of a reciprocating pump–pipeline system is often limited by the fluid dynamic interaction between pump, pipeline, and valves. In this paper, the fluid dynamic characteristics of a reciprocating pump–pipeline ... -
Pressure Vessel Design for High Temperature and Pressure Testing on Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Supercritical carbon dioxide CO2 has been proposed as working fluid in various types of power plants, thanks to its potential higher efficiency and cost reduction with respect to well-known technology of steam cycles. ... -
Stress Analysis of ASME Section X Flanges Using Classical Lamination Theory
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)The increased usage of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composite pressure vessels and piping components in the past decades in the residential and industrial sectors is attributed to the FRP material resistance to corrosion ... -
Integral Hydro-Bulge Forming Method of Spherical Pressure Vessels Using a Triangle Patch Polyhedron
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)This paper proposes an integral hydrobulge forming (IHBF) method using a triangular patch polyhedron as the closed preform shell. When triangular flat parts are welded along the edges in sequence, triangular patch polyhedra ... -
Critical Evaluation of a Novel Analysis Technique for Assessment of Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers in High-Temperature Nuclear Service
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Application of printed circuit heat exchangers (PCHEs) to very high-temperature reactors (VHTRs) requires mechanical performance assessment methodologies. The PCHE morphology consists of thousands of millimeter-scale ... -
Investigation on Thermal Buckling of Functionally Gradient Material-Coated Cylindrical Shell Considering Material Properties Varying With Temperature
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)Although the thermal buckling problem of functionally gradient material (FGM) cylindrical shells has been investigated for many years, its theoretical solution is rarely reported when considering the material properties ... -
Convolutional Neural Network Based Defect Recognition Model for Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing Images of Electrofusion Joints
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)This technical brief proposes a defect recognition model to recognize four typical defects of phased array ultrasonic testing (PA-UT) images for electrofusion (EF) joints. PA-UT has been proved to be the most feasible way ... -
Removal of Cavitation Using HDPE/LDPE Inline Section-Pipe
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)This study dealt with the capacity of the inline technique to upgrade steel-pipe-based hydraulic systems with respect to magnitude attenuation and pressure-wave oscillation period expansion. This technique consisted in ... -
Design and Analysis of a New Pressure Relief Valve for Oil-Immersed Electrical Equipment
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)Internal arcing in oil-immersed electrical equipment is inevitable and of great danger. Transient overpressure should be released by protectors quickly and controllably. Currently available pressure relief valves cannot ... -
Identification of Crack Shapes by Digital Image Correlation Using Joint Estimation Maximum a Posteriori Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2023)A method that estimates invisible cracks from the surface based on the surface deformation measured by digital image correlation (DIC) is being developed. An inverse problem is setup to estimate such invisible cracks from ...