Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology: Recent submissions
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Plastic Collapse Assessment Method For Unequal Wall Transition Joints in Transmission Pipelines
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)This paper investigates plastic collapse failure behavior and analytical assessment methods for unequal wall transition joints in transmission pipelines. The objective is to (i) validate the ... -
Weight Functions for T-Stress for Edge Cracks in Thick-Walled Cylinders
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)This paper presents T-stress solutions for an internal edge crack in thick-walled cylinders. Elastic fracture mechanics analysis using the boundary element method (BEM) is performed to determine ... -
Use of a Bubble Tracking Method for Prediction of Downhole Natural Separation Efficiency
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)For any pumping artificial lift system in the petroleum industry, the free gas significantly affects the performance of the pump and the system above the pump. A model, though not a complete ... -
Flexural Torsional Guided Wave Mechanics and Focusing in Pipe
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)Theoretical work on flexural torsional guided waves in pipe is presented along with angular profile experimental justification. Combined with previous work on flexural longitudinal modes and ... -
The Combined Effect of Pressure and Autofrettage on Uniform Arrays of Three-Dimensional Unequal-Depth Cracks in Gun Barrels
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)Due to the repeated firing of the gun, large uniform arrays of unequal-depth fatigue cracks develop from the inner surface of the barrel. The combined effect of pressure and autofrettage on ... -
An Analytical Solution for Evaluating Gasket Stress Change in Bolted Flange Connections Subjected to High Temperature Loading
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)The tightness of bolted flanged joints subjected to elevated temperature is not properly addressed by flange design codes. The development of an analytical method based on the flexibility of ... -
Limit Load Analysis of Pipe Bend Using the R-Node Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)The r-node method has been developed earlier as a technique to find the limit load using the Elastic Modulus Adjustment Procedures. It utilizes the systematic redistribution of the stress to ... -
The Effect of Autofrettage on Uniform Arrays of Three-Dimensional Unequal-Depth Cracks in a Thick-Walled Cylindrical Vessel
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)The distribution of the mode I stress intensity factor (SIF), resulting from autofrettage, along the fronts of radial, semi-elliptical surface cracks pertaining to large uniform arrays of ... -
Finite Element Analysis of the Thermal and Mechanical Behaviors of a Bolted Joint
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)Mechanical and thermal behaviors of the bolted joint subjected to thermal load are analyzed using axisymmetric FEM, where the effects of thermal contact resistance at the interface and heat ... -
Robust Reliability Design of Banjo Flange With Arbitrary Distribution Parameters
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)The perturbation method, the Edgeworth series, the reliability-based optimization, the reliability sensitivity technique, and the robust design are employed to present a practical and effective ... -
Effect of Geometry of Grooves on Connection Strength of Hydraulically Expanded Tube-to-Tubesheet Joints
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)The object of this paper is to investigate the effect of the geometry of circumferential grooves on the connection strength of hydraulically expanded tube-to-tubesheet joints of heat exchangers. ... -
Influence of Yield-to-Tensile Strength Ratio on Failure Assessment of Corroded Pipelines
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)This paper investigates the influence of yield-to-tensile strength ratio (Y∕T) on failure pressure of pipelines without and with corrosion defects. Based on deformation instability and finite ... -
A Thin Shell Theoretical Solution for Two Intersecting Cylindrical Shells Due to External Branch Pipe Moments
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)A theoretical solution is presented for cylindrical shells with normally intersecting nozzles subjected to three kinds of external branch pipe moments. The improved double trigonometric series ... -
A Parametric Finite Element Geometric Analysis of a Pressurized Sphere with Cylindrical Flush Nozzle Outlet
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)A spherical, internally pressurized vessel with cylindrical flush nozzle outlet is analyzed in a parametric, linear displacement based finite element scheme. Geometric effects of outer convex ... -
Thread Friction Torque in Bolted Joints
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)In this paper, formulas are developed for the calculation of the effective thread friction radius in fasteners, in order to determine the thread friction torque component. Due to the lack of ... -
Thermally Induced Deflections in Bolted Flanged Connections
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)Pressure vessel joints operating at high temperature are often very difficult to seal. The existing flange design methods do not address thermal effects other than the variation of flange ... -
Rocking Mechanics of Flat-Bottom Cylindrical Shell Model Tanks Subjected to Harmonic Excitation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2005)The rocking motion of the tanks is complex and not fully understood. Using model tanks that possess concentric rigid-doughnut-shaped bottom plates, this paper tries to clarify its fundamental ... -
Evaluation for Mechanical Properties of Laminated Rubber Bearings Using Finite Element Analysis
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)In this paper, improvements of evaluation method for mechanical properties of rubber materials and isolated rubber bearings are shown. The displacement/pressure mixed method of hyperelastic material ... -
Identification of Structural Parameters Using the Wavelet Transform of Acceleration Measurements
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)In this paper, the characteristic parameters of structures are estimated by a newly developed identification method based on the wavelet transform of acceleration measurements. In the proposed ... -
Shaking-Table Control by Real-Time Compensation of the Reaction Force Caused by a Nonlinear Specimen
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)An improved shaking-table control method has been developed. This method compensates the reaction force caused by a nonlinear specimen in real time, and thus maintains a desired table acceleration. ...