Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology: Recent submissions
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On the Possibility of Extending the Crack Length Criterion in the Master Curve Methodology
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)The Master Curve (MC) methodology is a well-known approach utilized to characterize the ductile-to-brittle transition region (DBTR) of ferritic–pearlitic steels. This methodology was initially standardized in ASTM E1921 ... -
Investigation of Fracture Prediction Capability of XFEM and Finite Element Method Using SENT Specimens
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)This study investigates the fracture behavior of single-edge notched tension (SENT) specimens made from API X52 vintage pipeline steel by comparing the extended finite element method (XFEM) and the traditional finite element ... -
The Behavior of Elbow Elements at Pure Bending Applications Compared to Beam and Shell Element Models
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)This paper studies the response of ELBOW31 and ELBOW31B element types under pure bending conditions, using shell and beam element models for benchmarking. Various model lengths are evaluated, showing that a model length ... -
Design and Effect Evaluation of a Hydrogen–Natural Gas Mixing Device at Jingbian Compressor Station
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Hydrogen gas is an environmentally friendly alternative energy source with zero emissions, making it highly valuable for replacing fossil fuels and reducing carbon emissions. One effective method of transporting hydrogen ... -
Failure Analysis of a Waste Heat Boiler of a Sulfur-Burning Sulfuric Acid Plant
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)The waste heat boiler in a sulfur-burning sulfuric acid plant experienced failures, specifically furnace tube bursting and tube sheet leakage. Samples were extracted from the front tube sheet and the tubes that had failed, ... -
Constraint Effect and Crack-Tip Plastic Zone of the Pipe With Internal Inclined Surface Cracks Under External Pressure
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)To improve the accuracy of reliability assessment, it is essential to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the constraint effect and the characteristics of the crack-tip plastic zone in a pipe with internal inclined ... -
Investigation of Fluidelastic Instability of Fuel Rod Bundles Subjected to Combined Axial Flow and Jet Crossflow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)Flow-induced vibration is a major concern in the nuclear industry. The combined axial flow and jet crossflow has been found to induce fluidelastic instabilities (FEI) within the rod bundle, thus increasing the risk for ... -
Dynamic Response and Damage Analysis of a Large Steel Tank Impacted by an Explosive Fragment
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The fragments generated by explosions of storage tanks in chemical industrial parks may cause perforations or dents in adjacent tanks and trigger a domino effect. This paper determined reasonable fragment parameters based ... -
Thermal Stress Analysis of Compact Heat Exchanger Produced by Additive Manufacturing
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Compact heat exchangers are renowned for their high heat transfer rates and efficiency, achieved by incorporating mini and microchannels in their core design. However, operating under conditions of high-pressure fluctuations ... -
Crack Growth Prediction Based on Uncertain Parameters Using Ensemble Kalman Filter
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)We are developing a method that will enable the estimation of crack shapes in such structures as power equipment and social infrastructure with greater precision as well as the prediction of crack growth life under conditions ... -
Nonlinear Pressure Evolution in Wellbore During the Tubing Conveyed Perforation Process
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2025)With increasing wellbore depth, the environmental conditions become progressively more severe, characterized by elevated temperatures and pressures. Consequently, the pressure variations within the well induced by Tubing ... -
Risk Analysis of Gas Pipeline in Karst Area Based on Multilevel Hierarchical Structure Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)In this paper, a risk analysis method of gas pipeline in karst area based on the integrated model of the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory–interpretive structural model (DEMATEL– ISM) method and the cross-impact ... -
Prestressing Estimation for Multilayer Clamping High Pressure Vessel Laminates
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The stresses on multilayer high pressure vessels during service have been extensively studied. However, there is still a lack of detailed and reliable theoretical analyses of a series of hidden problems in manufacturing, ... -
Shock Response of Water-Protected Spherical Explosion Containment Vessels
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Explosion containment vessels (ECVs) are important equipment used for underwater explosion experiment research. In this paper, a method is proposed to improve the blast resistance of the ECV by placing it in the water ... -
Thermoelasticity Determined Stresses in Inclined-Loaded Finite-Width Plate Having Two Transversely Aligned Different-Size Neighboring Holes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)An incline-loaded finite aluminum plate containing two different-size colinear round holes is stress analyzed from associated thermal data. The neighboring holes, which are aligned with the width of the plate, are sufficiently ... -
Validity of Toughness Measurements From Miniature Specimens Failing in Different Fracture Modes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Using miniature compact tension (mini-C(T)) (4 mm thick, 0.16T) specimens to determine toughness in reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels permits the ductile-to-brittle transition temperature to be derived from small amounts ... -
Investigation of Fluidelastic Instability in Parallel Triangular Tube Arrays Subjected to Air Flow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)One of the major considerations in the design and operation of heat exchangers is the flow-induced vibration (FIV). While there are multiple FIV excitation mechanisms, fluidelastic instability (FEI) is by far the most ... -
A Forward Sensitivity Analysis and Design of U-Shaped Bellows Considering the Radial Compensation Capability Under Internal Pressure
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)Bellows serve as integral component within a piping system, which withstand radial displacement loads and internal pressure loads. This study investigates the sensitivity analysis of structure design parameters, such as ... -
Research on Fatigue Stress Reconstruction of Major Equipment Based on Neural Network
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)This article first proposes a stress/strain reconstruction method based on neural networks. The construction of the dataset and the setting of the network structure are introduced around this method. Standard component ... -
A New Type of S–N Equation and Its Application to Multi-Axial Fatigue Life Prediction
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2024)The S–N equation is one of the most important equations in fatigue model investigation. A majority of fatigue models, including multi-axial fatigue model and mean effect models, are established on the basis of the S–N ...