Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology: Recent submissions
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Shakedown Limit Loads for 90 Degree Scheduled Pipe Bends Subjected to Steady Internal Pressure and Cyclic Bending Moments
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)A simplified technique for determining the shakedown limit load for a long radius 90 deg pipe bend was previously developed (, , 2006, “Determination of Shakedown Limit Load for a 90 Degree ... -
Modeling Hydraulically Expanded Tube-to-Tubesheet Joint Based on General Stress-Strain Curves of Tube and Tubesheet Materials
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)The strength of tube-to-tubesheet joints is crucial for the joint integrity and reliability of the tubular heat exchangers. The joint strength measured by residual contact pressure is affected ... -
Analytical Solution of the Thermoelasticity Problem in a Coke Drum With Cladding
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Craze cracking and clad disbonding typically occur in cladding due to thermomechanical cycling and high property mismatch between dissimilar materials in a coke drum. The thermoelasticity problem ... -
Thermal Hot Spot and Corrosion Damage in Conical Pressure Components
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Structural integrity of an in-service component containing damage such as corrosion and thermal hot spot has to be evaluated regularly so as to certify the acceptance and safety of continued ... -
CFD Tool for Assessment of the Reactor Pressure Vessel Integrity in Pressure Thermal Shock Conditions: Influence of Turbulence Model and Mesh Refinement on the Vessel Thermal Loading During PTS Transient
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Integrity evaluation methods for nuclear reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) under pressurized thermal shock (PTS) loading are applied by French Utility. They are based on the analysis of the behavior ... -
Burst Pressure Determination of Vehicle Toroidal Oval Cross-Section LPG Fuel Tanks
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)This study addresses the prediction of the burst pressures and burst failure locations of the vehicle toroidal liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel tanks using both experimental and finite element ... -
Assessment of Overlapped Internal and External Volumetric Flaws in p-M Diagram
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Assessment of overlapped internal and external volumetric flaws is one of the most common problems related to pressure vessel and piping components. Under the current fitness for service rules, ... -
Effective Materials Property Information Management for the 21st Century
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)This paper discusses key principles for the development of material property information management software systems. The growing need for automated material information management is fueled, in ... -
Effect of Misalignment and Weld Induced Residual Stresses on the Local Buckling Response of Pipelines
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)The aim of the present study is to develop numerical modeling procedures to simulate and study the effect of girth weld induced residual stresses and geometric imperfections on the behavior ... -
Research and Application of Risk Assessment Methodology for Power Station Boiler Superheaters
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Risk-based inspection (RBI) has been applied to good effect in relation to pieces of equipment and pipelines in the petrochemical industry worldwide, but to the best of our knowledge application ... -
Permeability Measurement of Graphite Compression Packings
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)In this work, we address the issue of the sealing performance of ring-shape valve compression packings. Our analysis is focused on the characterization of the permeability of the rings made ... -
Effect of Geometry, Material, and Pressure Variability on Strain and Stress Fields in Dented Pipelines Under Static and Cyclic Pressure Loading Using Probabilistic Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Mechanical damage in transportation pipelines is a threat to their structural integrity. Failure in oil and gas pipelines is catastrophic as it leads to personal fatalities, injuries, property ... -
Design and Verification of a Sensing Device for Deformation Measurement of High Temperature Pipes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)In this paper, a sensing device specifically for measuring deformations of high temperature pipes is designed, and its applicability is verified both experimentally and theoretically. First, the ... -
Stress-Strain Behavior of an Aluminum Alloy Under Transient Strain-Rates
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Because most structures are subjected to transient strain-rate loading, an experimental study was conducted to investigate the stress-strain behaviors of an aluminum alloy undergoing varying ... -
Nuclear Fission, Today and Tomorrow: From Renaissance to Technological Breakthrough (Generation IV)
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)To better understand the industrial and political contexts of nuclear innovation, it is necessary to consider the history of nuclear fission technologies (four generations of nuclear power plants): ... -
Hole Crack Problems in Infinite Elastic Plate in Tension
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)This paper deals with crack(s) emanating from a hole in infinite elastic plate in tension. Such a crack problem is called a hole crack problem for short. By extending Buckner’s principle ... -
Effect of Bolt Spacing on the Circumferential Distribution of the Gasket Contact Stress in Bolted Flange Joints
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Bolted flange joints are part of pressure vessel and piping components and are extensively used in the chemical, petrochemical, and nuclear power industries. They are simple structures and offer ... -
Numerical Investigation on Heat Transfer and Residual Stress in a Butt Welded Plate
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)It is a well known fact that during welding, the metal at the welding zone gets melted and then solidifies, which results in shrinkage in all directions. Residual strain and stress distributions ... -
Identification of the Cause of Variability of Probability of Failure for Burst Models Recommended by Codes/Standards
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)Failure probability of oil and gas pipelines due to external corrosion defects can be estimated using corrosion growth model and the evaluation of remaining strength. Codes/standards have been ... -
A Tetraparametric Metamodel for the Analysis and Design of Bolting Sequences for Wind Generator Flanges
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011)This paper presents a metamodel that enables estimation of the elastic interaction that occurs in the bolted joints of a wind generator tower during the tightening sequence. In this kind of ...