Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology: Recent submissions
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Determination of Corrosion Layers and Protective Coatings on Steels and Alloys Used in Simulated Service Environment of Modern Power Plants
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The development of modern power generation systems with higher thermal efficiency requires the use of constructional materials of higher strength and improved resistance to the aggressive service ... -
Fire Versus Non-Fire Contingencies: A Study of Pressure-Relief Device Sizing Risks
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)There are tens of thousands of industrial manufacturing facilities operating throughout the world. Each chemical plant, petroleum refinery, pharmaceutical plant and other manufacturing facility has ... -
Historical Development of a Standard to Reduce Risk From Pressure Systems Failure–Part I: The ASME HPS Section 6000
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The ASME HPS Standard Section 6000 (as well as Sections 1000 to 5000) was begun with a draft outline in 1981 and released in 2003. Section 6000 “Hazardous Release Protection” of the High ... -
Uncertainty in Finite Element Modeling and Failure Analysis: A Metrology-Based Approach
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)In this paper, we first review the impact of the powerful finite element method (FEM) in structural engineering, and then address the shortcomings of FEM as a tool for risk-based decision ... -
Fluidelastic Instability of an Array of Tubes Preferentially Flexible in the Flow Direction Subjected to Two-Phase Cross Flow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Almost all the available data about fluidelastic instability of heat exchanger tube bundles concerns tubes that are axisymmetrically flexible. In those cases, the instability is found to be ... -
Historical Development of a Standard to Reduce Risk From Pressure Systems Failure— Part II: The ASME HPS-2003 Section 6000 “Hazardous Release Protection”
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The ASME High Pressure System (HPS) Standard Section 6000 (as well as Sections 1000–5000) was begun with a draft outline in 1981 and released in 2003. Section 6000 “Hazardous Release Protection” ... -
New Weld Joint Strength Reduction Factors in the Creep Regime in ASME B31.3 Piping
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The 2004 edition of ASME B31.3, Process Piping Code, includes strength-reduction factors that apply to welds operating in the creep regime for the material. These factors apply to allowable ... -
Flexibility Factors for Branch Pipe Connections Subjected to In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Moments
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Stress intensity factor and flexibility factor are important analysis parameters for branch pipe connections subjected to in-plane and out-of-plane moments. The calculation of stress intensity ... -
Theoretical Stress Analysis of Intersecting Cylindrical Shells Subjected to External Forces on Nozzle
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The stress analysis based on thin shell theory is presented for a cylindrical shell with a normally intersecting nozzle subjected to three kinds of branch pipe forces, which are tension and ... -
New Development in Studies on the Characteristics of Bolted Pipe Flange Connections in JPVRC
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)This paper deals with some studies carried out in the bolted flanged connection committee (BFC) in Japan Pressure Vessel Council (JPVRC) on the stress analysis of a pipe flange connection using ... -
New Piping Flexibility Rules in ASME B31.3, Appendix P
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)Alternative rules for performing flexibility analysis were added, as Appendix P, in ASME B31.3, the Process Piping Code, 2004 edition. These rules are considered to be more comprehensive than ... -
Plastic Limit Loads of Pad Reinforced Cylindrical Vessels Under Out-of-Plane Moment of Nozzle
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The purpose of this work is to study the plastic limit load of pad reinforced cylindrical vessels with different d/D ratios under out-of-plane moment loading on a nozzle. Three full-scale test ... -
U-Tube Heat-Exchangers: New Common Design Rules for ASME, CODAP, and EN 13445 CODES
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)In the year 2000, ASME Code Section VIII—Div. 1, CODAP (French Code) and EN 13445 (European Standard for Unfired Pressure Vessels) have adopted the same rules for the design of U-tube tubesheet ... -
Japanese Activities Concerning Nuclear Codes and Standards—Part I
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)This series of papers has been issued to give general views on recent Japanese activities related to nuclear codes and standards. Part I of the series includes an overview, a discussion of ... -
Japanese Activities Concerning Nuclear Codes and Standards—Part II
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)This series of papers has been issued to give general views on recent Japanese activities related to nuclear codes and standards. Part II of the series describes component aging aspects and ... -
Dynamical Loading of the Muzzle Area of a Gun Barrel Including a Muzzle Brake
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)A modern tank gun for light vehicles should be light in weight and have a low recoil force. Therefore it needs an integrated muzzle brake that, however, reduces the strength in the muzzle ... -
Effect of Loading on Stress Intensification Factors
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The basic objective of this investigation is to determine the effect of loading on the stress intensification factors of Markl’s fatigue evaluation method for metal piping. Markl’s method is ... -
ASME Section III Design-By-Analysis Criteria Concepts and Stress Limits
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The ASME Section III design-by-analysis approach provides stress criteria for the design of nuclear components. Stresses are calculated elastically for the most part, although plastic analysis is ... -
A Plastic Load Criterion for Inelastic Design by Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The allowable plastic load in pressure vessel design by analysis is determined by applying a graphical construction to a characteristic load-deformation plot of the collapse behavior of the ... -
Meaning of Ke in Design-by-Analysis Fatigue Evaluation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006)The ASME Section III Design-by-Analysis rules for pressure-retaining components include a detailed fatigue evaluation based on elastically predicted primary, secondary, and peak stresses. A prerequisite ...