Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology: Recent submissions
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A Comprehensive Parametric Finite Element Study on the Development of Strain Concentration in Concrete Coated Offshore Pipelines
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)The strain concentration at the field joint (FJ) of the commonly used concrete coated offshore pipelines is considered and discussed in this paper. The details of a 3D finite element (FE) ... -
Approach for Selection of Rayleigh Damping Parameters Used for Time History Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)Nonlinearities, whether geometric or material, need to be addressed in seismic analysis. One good analysis method that can address these nonlinearities is direct time integration with Rayleigh ... -
Evaluation of Maintenance Intervals for Spring-Operated Relief Valves Using a Risk-Based Inspection Technique
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)The Savannah River Site (SRS) spring-operated relief valve (SORV) maintenance intervals were evaluated using the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) inspection updating approach in API RP 581 for ... -
Nuclear Power in Europe 2012
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)Europe has been in the forefront of the development and implementation of the peaceful use of nuclear energy since the beginning, with the commissioning of the first nuclear plants in the ... -
The Simulation and Assessment of Compressed Natural Gas Storage Well With Defects
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline (petrol), diesel, or propane/LPG (liquefied petroleum gas). Nowadays, there are three ways used to store CNG: gas bottles ... -
Effects of Initial Crack Location on Failure Assessment Curves in Dissimilar Metal Weld Joints in Nuclear Power Plants
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)Based on detailed three-dimensional finite element analyses, accurate, option 3, failure assessment curves (FACs) based on the R6 are constructed for a dissimilar metal weld joint (DMWJ) connecting ... -
Control of Welding Residual Stress and Deformation of the Butt Welded Ultrathick Tube-Sheet: Effect of Applied Load
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)Residual stresses and deformation in the butt welding of an ultrathick tube-sheet in a large scale reactor are predicted by finite element method. The effect of applied load on residual stress ... -
Investigation on Influence Factors of Mechanical Properties of Austenitic Stainless Steels for Cold Stretched Pressure Vessels
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)Cold stretched pressure vessels from austenitic stainless steels (ASS) have been widely used all over the world for storage and transportation of cryogenic liquefied gases. Cold stretching (CS) ... -
Verification of the Estimation Methods of Strain Range in Notched Specimens Made of Mod.9Cr-1Mo Steel
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)Several methods of estimating strain range at a structural discontinuity have been developed in order to assess component reliability. In a component design at elevated temperature, estimation ... -
The Rate (Time)-Dependent Mechanical Behavior of the PMR-15 Thermoset Polymer at Temperatures in the 274–316 °C Range: Experiments and Modeling1
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)The inelastic deformation behavior of the PMR-15 neat resin, a high-temperature thermoset polymer, was investigated at temperatures in the 274–316 °C range. The experimental program was ... -
Mechanical Behavior of Internally Pressurized Copper Tube for New HVACR Applications
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)This paper reviews and simplifies basic theory to predict plastic strain and burst pressure of internally pressurized, thin-walled copper tube for (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and ... -
Primary Creep Modeling Based on the Dependence of the Activation Energy on the Internal Stress
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)In high temperature design, the accumulation of creep strain during the primary stage has to be considered since most of the allowable design strain occurs in this stage. In this work, assuming ... -
Weld Residual Stress in Various Large Diameter Nuclear Nozzles
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)Weld residual stresses in nuclear power plants can lead to cracking concerns caused by stress corrosion. Many factors can lead to the development of the weld residual stresses, and the ... -
Failure Mechanism of Laser Welds in Lap-Shear Specimens of a High Strength Low Alloy Steel
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)In this study, the failure mechanism of laser welds in lap-shear specimens of a high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel under quasi-static loading conditions is examined based on the experimental ... -
Prediction Method for Plastic Collapse of Circumferentially Cracked Pipes Subjected to Combined Bending and Torsion Moments
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)When a crack is detected in a pipe during in-service inspection, the failure estimation method given in the Codes such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure ... -
The Effect of Material Models on Elastic Follow-Up
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)The phenomenon of elastic follow-up in high temperature piping has a long history and rules to limit its significance in design are well established. However, most design rules, and numerous ... -
Nonaxisymmetric Mechanical and Thermal Stresses in FGPPM Hollow Cylinder
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)In this paper, the general solution of steady-state 2D nonaxisymmetric mechanical and thermal stresses and electrical and mechanical displacements of a hollow thick cylinder made of fluid-saturated ... -
Determination of CANDU End Fitting Jacking Limits Using Elastic–Plastic Finite Element Analysisn1
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)In one CANDU reactor unit in Ontario, the west end fitting is designed to connect to the end shield via a stop collar. The outboard end of the stop collar is welded to an attachment ring, ... -
An Analytical Solution of Residual Stresses for Shrink-Fit Two-Layer Cylinders After Autofrettage Based on Actual Material Behavior
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)To enhance the pressure capacity and the life of a pressure vessel, different processes such as shrink-fit and autofrettage are usually employed. For autofrettaged and shrink-fit multilayer ... -
Effects of Torsion on Equivalent Bending Moment for Limit Load and EPFM Circumferential Pipe Flaw Evaluations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2012)The circumferential flaw evaluation procedures in ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section XI nonmandatory Appendix C are currently limited to straight pipes under pressure and bending loads ...