Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology: Recent submissions
Now showing items 3281-3300 of 4506
-
A Study on the Natural Frequencies of Coupled In-Line Towers
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)The natural frequencies of the coupled in-line towers are the most important parameters for dynamic analysis when the designer takes steps to assure that damages due to wind loads, seismic ... -
An Integral Equation Solution for Limit Loads Applied to Lugs on Cylindrical Shells
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)A lower-bound limit analysis of loaded integral lugs on cylindrical shells is presented. Normal force and circumferential and longitudinal moment loadings on the lug are considered. The equilibrium ... -
An Investigation of Thermal Stress Ranges Under Stratification Loadings
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)This paper deals with a unique and severe stratification phenomena in the pressurizer surge line piping system. The methodology used in the calculation of total stress state includes pressure ... -
Some Results on the Analytical Solution of Cylindrical Shells With Large Openings
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)An analytical solution for cylindrical shells with large openings has been developed by the asymptotic method. In comparison with previous analytical solutions obtained by Eringen, Van Dyke and ... -
Fatigue Behavior of Tube-to-Tubesheet Expanded Joints
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)In order to study the fatigue behavior of expanded tube-to-tubesheet joints for steam generators and tubular heat exchangers under cyclical loading, both static and fatigue tests were performed. ... -
A Weight Function Technique for Estimating Stress Intensity Factors for Cracks in High Pressure Vessels
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)This paper describes a computationally efficient weight function technique which can be used to estimate the opening-mode stress intensity factor around the perimeter of planar surface or embedded ... -
The History of Allowable Damping Values for U.S. Nuclear Plant Piping
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)Prior to 1982, pipe damping values in nuclear plants were prescribed by Regulatory Guide 1.61 and Appendix N to Section III of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. In the early 1980s, ... -
Beam Theory and Its Suitability for the Analysis of Pipes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)The use of the asymptotic expansion technique when applied to the three-dimensional elasticity equations is outlined and used to demonstrate the development of an asymptotic beam theory and ... -
Examination of Riser Clamps on High-Temperature Piping (Design Paper)
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)Pipe supports on high-temperature critical piping can fail due to unexpected high loading conditions, inadequate design, incorrect installation or operational errors. Riser clamps are particularly ... -
Quantitative Evaluation of Environmentally Assisted Cracking: A Survey of Developments and Application of Modeling Concepts
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)In recent years there has been a great impetus for the development and application of quantitative methods to correlate and predict the crack initiation and propagation response of materials ... -
Recent Research in Vibration of Layered Shells
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991) -
Stress Intensity Factors for Unequal Longitudinal-Radial Cracks in Thick-Walled Cylinders
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)Finite elements and two-dimensional photoelasticity have been used to analyze thick-walled cylinders which contain arrays of straight-fronted, longitudinal-radial cracks of unequal depth. The stress ... -
Recent Advances in Dynamic Buckling Analysis of Liquid-Filled Shells
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)The dynamic buckling of liquid-filled shells is reviewed. Comparison of the analysis with experimental results is presented. The governing equations of dynamic buckling of liquid-filled imperfect ... -
Control of Pipeline Dynamics With Disk Spring Restraints (Design Paper)
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)Dynamic transients such as steam hammer or water hammer in power plant or process piping can generate high destructive reactions if rigid restraints or snubbers are used in an attempt to exert ... -
Flow-Induced Vibration Analysis of Tube Bundles—A Proposed Section III Appendix N Nonmandatory Code
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)This paper presents guidelines for flow-induced vibration analysis of tubes and tube bundles such as those commonly encountered in steam generators, heat exchangers, condensers and nuclear fuel ... -
The Generalized Local Stress Strain (GLOSS) Analysis—Theory and Applications
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)GLOSS analysis is a simple and systematic method for carrying out inelastic evaluations of mechanical components and structures on the basis of two linear elastic finite element analyses. The ... -
Experimental Studies of Ratcheting of Pressurized Pipe
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)In these studies, both dynamic and static tests were conducted on pressurized pipe. Dynamic tests were run on 1 in. Schedule 40 and Schedule 10 seamless 304 stainless steel pipe. Welded 1 ... -
Seismic Evaluation of Systems and Components
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)Analysis of systems and components for seismic loads has been under continuous development during the last decade. Unlike the early stages of development where the emphasis was on conservatism, ... -
Fluidelastic Instability of Heat Exchanger Tube Bundles: Review and Design Recommendations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)Fluidelastic instability is the most important vibration excitation mechanism for heat exchanger tube bundles subjected to cross-flow. Most of the available data on this topic have been reviewed ... -
Assumed Process of Piping Failure in Nuclear Power Plants Under Destructive Earthquake Conditions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1991)This paper deals with an assumed process of piping failure in nuclear power plants which may cause a catastrophic accident during a destructive earthquake condition. The type of failure discussed ...