Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology: Recent submissions
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Microstructural Evolution During a Solid State Tube Pinch Weld of Type 304l Stainless Steel
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Microstructure development is examined for a specialized spot weld that is used as a solid-state closure process for austenitic stainless steel tubing, referred to as pinch welding. In order to elucidate the microstructural ... -
A Comparison Between Air and In-Service Welding on Oxygen Concentration and Microinclusions in E7018-1 Weld Metal
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)In the maintenance of in-service pipelines, the use of covered electrodes is usual due to several factors such as the flexibility of welding in hard-to-reach places and its low cost. During in-service welding of pipelines, ... -
Flaw Evaluation Procedure for Cast Austenitic Stainless-Steel Materials Using a Newly Developed Statistical Thermal Aging Model
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Thermal embrittlement of some cast austenitic stainless steels (CASS) occurs at reactor operating temperatures leading to very low fracture toughness. Because of their low aged toughness with high variability, flaw evaluations ... -
Ultrasonic Wave Propagation Analysis in Cast Stainless Steel With Solidification Grain Structure Predicted by Cellular Automaton Finite Element Approach
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Several components of nuclear power plants are made of cast austenitic stainless steel (CASS) because of its high corrosion resistance and strength. The inservice inspection based on ultrasonic testing (UT) has to be ... -
Bayesian Analysis of Japanese Pressurized Water Reactor Surveillance Data for Irradiation Embrittlement Prediction
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The goal of this study was to identify the chemical component variables that should be used in irradiation embrittlement prediction and to determine the uncertainty of prediction of irradiation embrittlement of reactor ... -
Gas–Solid Erosion Wear Characteristics of Elbow Pipe With Corrosion Defects
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Corrosion and erosion are the main factors of pipes failure. Erosion wear characteristics of elbow pipe with corrosion defect are investigated in this paper. Initially, the erosion result of nondefect elbow pipe is calculated ... -
Efficient Theoretical and Numerical Methods for Solving Free Vibrations and Transient Responses of a Circular Plate Coupled With Fluid Subjected to Impact Loadings
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This paper presents an easy-to-use theoretical method and an efficient numerical method for solving free vibrations and transient responses of a circular plate coupled with fluid subjected to impact loadings and provides ... -
Fatigue Evaluation of API 12F Shop-Welded Tanks With a New Roof-to-Shell Junction Detail
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The American Petroleum Institute (API) provides a series of standards and specifications on storage tanks, in which the API 12F specification provides 12 tank designs that can be fabricated in the shop and transported to ... -
Effect of Expansion Ratio and Wall Thickness on Large-Diameter Solid Expandable Tubular After Expansion
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The large-diameter solid expandable tubular (SET) with a smaller wall thickness faces the risk of internal pressure burst and external squeeze collapse in repairing damaged casing well. The internal pressure and external ... -
Axisymmetric Thermal Stresses of a Piezoelectric Poroelastic Circular Solid Plate
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This paper presents the steady-state thermoelasticity solution for a circular solid plate is made of an undrained porous piezoelectric hexagonal material symmetry of class 6 mm. The porosities of the plate vary through the ... -
Numerical Modeling of Initial Stress Stiffening Effect on the Dynamic Behavior of Axisymmetric Shells
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This paper presents a numerical model to simulate the initial stress stiffening effect, induced by radial pressure and/or axial load on the dynamic behavior of axisymmetric shells. This effect is particularly important for ... -
Numerical Assessment of Elbow Element Response Under Internal Pressure
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This study presents a detailed assessment for the response of elbow elements in ABAQUS under internal pressure. Two main cases are considered: (1) a standalone 90 deg pipe bend, which was analyzed using both elastic and ... -
Generating Compressive Surface Residual Stresses Using Hydraulic Autofrettage Process With Heat Treatment
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Recently, a method of inducing compressive residual stresses in the vicinity of the walls of a thermally autofrettaged cylinder was proposed. In the proposed method, the thermally autofrettaged cylinder was heated in such ... -
Critical Analysis of the New High Cycle Fatigue Assessment Procedure From ASME B31.3—Appendix W
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)ASME B31.3, the leading process piping system design code, has included in its 2018 edition a new procedure for evaluation of high cycle fatigue in process piping systems. As stated in the Appendix W of ASME B31.3-2018, ... -
On the Material Properties for Piping Load and Resistance Factor Design
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)The probabilistic properties of steel, namely, the mean value, coefficient of variation, and probability distribution are needed for the development of Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) equations for Class 2 and 3 ... -
A Minimum Creep Rate for 2-1/4Cr-1Mo Steel Consistent With the ASME Section III, Division 5 Rules
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This technical note describes a minimum creep rate model for 2-1/4Cr-1Mo steel that is consistent with the current creep strain equation embedded in the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Section III, Division 5, ... -
Operational Stability of a Hydropower Plant With a Pipe-Shaped Air-Cushion Surge Chamber
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)This paper theoretically analyzed the design and operating parameters of a pipe-shaped air-cushion surge chamber (PS-ACSC). A mathematical model for a small load disturbance (SLD) in a hydropower plant containing the PS-ACSC ... -
A Systematic Methodology to Assess Hydraulic Reliability and Gas Supply Reliability of the Natural Gas Pipeline Network
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)Reliability of the natural gas pipeline network is related to security of gas supply directly. According to the different required functions of the natural gas pipeline network, its reliability is divided into three aspects, ... -
Stress–Strain Assessments for Buried Oil Pipelines Under Freeze-Thaw Cyclic Conditions
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)In this study, outdoor freeze-thaw cyclic tests on the Q345 steel pipeline portion were conducted to analyze the buried oil pipeline stress evolution in a seasonally frozen soil area, namely, the Mohe–Daqing portion of ... -
Gas Supply Reliability Analysis of a Natural Gas Pipeline System Considering the Effects of Demand Side Management
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021)At present, China has a developing natural gas market, and ensuring the security of gas supply is an issue of high concern. Gas supply reliability, the natural gas pipeline system's ability to satisfy the market demand, ...