Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology: Recent submissions
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Vibration of a Normal Triangular Tube Bundle Subjected to Two-Phase Freon Cross Flow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)This paper presents the results of a test series to study the vibration behavior of a normal triangular tube bundle subjected to two-phase Freon cross flow. A normal triangular tube bundle ... -
Modeling and Verification of Creep Strain and Exhaustion in a Welded Steam Mixer
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Structures operating in the creep regime will consume their creep life at a greater rate in locations where the stress state is aggravated by triaxiality constraints. Many structures, such as ... -
Plastic Instability Pressure of Toroidal Shells
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)This paper considers the determination of plastic instability pressure in toroidal shells under internal uniform pressure. Analytical and numerical approaches, as well as verification by experiments, ... -
Study of Elastic Strength for Cylinders With Hillside Nozzle
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)The objective of this paper is to investigate the elastic strength of cylindrical vessels with hillside nozzle under out-of-plane moment on the nozzle. A total of 5 model vessels with different ... -
Novel Formulation of Bolt Elastic Interaction in Gasketed Joints
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Novel formulation was proposed for studying bolt elastic interaction during the tightening of a group of fasteners in flat faced gasketed joints. The model was used for developing tightening ... -
Evaluation on an Internal Surface Crack in a Compound Tube
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)In this paper stress intensity factors of a longitudinal semielliptical surface crack on the inner surface in a compound tube subjected to internal pressure are presented. Variations of modulus ... -
Combined Effects of Tube Projection, Initial Tube-Tubesheet Clearance, and Tube Material Strain Hardening on Rolled Joint Strength
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)The tube-to-tubesheet joint strength is measured in terms of interfacial pressure between the tube’s outer surface and tubesheet bore. The strength of a rolled joint is influenced by several ... -
Erratum: “Assessment Procedure for Multiple Cracklike Flaws in Failure Assessment Diagram (FAD)” [Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 2009, 131, p. 041402]
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)(1) On p. 041402-3, 1∕k in Eq. (2a) should read 1k=max{0.001k2+0.031k1+k0,k2(Y2c¯)4+k1(Y2c¯)2+k0}. -
Mechanical Efficiency Optimization of a Sliding Vane Rotary Compressor
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)This study presents the mechanical efficiency optimization of a sliding vane rotary compressor by using genetic algorithms. Relevant air properties, volume segments, vane loadings and stresses, ... -
Target Reliability Levels for Design and Assessment of Onshore Natural Gas Pipelines
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)This paper proposes a set of reliability targets that can be used in the design and assessment of onshore natural gas pipelines. The targets were developed as part of a PRCI-sponsored project ... -
Evaluation of Glass and Basalt Fiber Reinforcements for Polymer Composite Pressure Piping
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Pressure piping made from fiber-reinforced polymer composites is becoming increasingly popular. This development is driven by the need for lighter and more corrosion resistant components. Compared ... -
Spatially Resolved Materials Property Data From a Uniaxial Cross-Weld Tensile Test
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Application of electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) is described to measure the spatial variation in monotonic tensile stress-strain properties along “cross-weld” specimens machined from ... -
Predicting Erosion-Corrosion Induced by the Interactions Between Multiphase Flow and Structure in Piping System
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Erosion-corrosion failures frequently found in piping systems can lead to the leakage of pipes, or even damage of the whole system. Erosion-corrosion is a form of material degradation that ... -
A Model for Predicting Temperature of Electrofusion Joints for Polyethylene Pipes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)With the increasing application of electrofusion (EF) welding in connecting polyethylene (PE) pipes for gas distribution, more effort has been invested to ensure the safety of the pipeline ... -
A New Computational Method for Probabilistic Elastic-Plastic Fracture Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)This paper presents a polynomial dimensional decomposition method for calculating the probability distributions of random crack-driving forces commonly encountered in elastic-plastic fracture analysis ... -
Nonlinear Buckling and Postbuckling Behavior of 3D Braided Composite Cylindrical Shells Under External Pressure Loads in Thermal Environments
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Nonlinear buckling and postbuckling behavior for a 3D braided composite cylindrical shell of finite length subjected to lateral pressure, hydrostatic pressure, or external liquid pressure in thermal ... -
Dynamic Burst Pressure Simulation of Cylindrical Shells
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)The object of this study is to determine the short-term burst pressure of metal cylinders under short-term dynamic loading conditions. The finite element method via the use of the LS-DYNA code ... -
An Analytical Framework for the Solution of Autofrettaged Tubes Under Constant Axial Strain Condition
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Autofrettage is a technique for introducing beneficial residual stresses into cylinders. Both analytical and numerical methods are used for the analysis of the autofrettage process. Analytical ... -
Theoretical Analysis of Hydraulically Expanded Tube-to-Tubesheet Joints With Linear Strain Hardening Material Behavior
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)The mechanism of failure of tube-to-tubesheet joints is related to the level of stresses produced in the tube expansion and transition zones during the expansion process. Maintaining a lower ... -
Analysis of Heat Flow Around Bolted Joints and Variations of Axial Bolt Force
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)A bolted joint is widely used for the structures and machines subjected to thermal load, such as pressure vessels, internal combustion engines, brake disks, etc. In order to accurately evaluate ...