Relevance: System. The Current Range of Pressure Vessels in The Market
Relevance: System. The Current Range of Pressure Vessels in The Market
Relevance: System. The Current Range of Pressure Vessels in The Market
7. RELEVANCE:
Pressure vessels are frequently mounted on several support legs located along the
outside circle of the equipment axisymmetrically, which is termed an axisymmetric
support system.
The current range of Pressure Vessels in the market come either in skirt support or
supported by 8 legs equidistance from each other. However, a custom made pressure
vessel has been ordered for the cumene process The custom made vessel has to have a
lot of controls for the cumene process, hence 8 legs are not feasible. Client requires a
feasibility study of 6 or 4 legs and compare the stability of new vessel with previous
Design of 8 legs or skirt support.
In pressure vessels, typically the support given is fully circular chamber made
of steel or R.C.C (there are two options, 8 legs or skirt support, where skirt
support is a fully circular chamber, specify as different types, as right now it is
slightly confusing)
. However for treatment pressure vessels, the process dictates that there should be a
lot of piping below the vessel. To accommodate this piping ,it is not possible to create
a fully circular chamber below the vessel . Instead it is proposed to give support to the
vessel by using steel sections at the dish end the angle of these legs has a significant
effect on the safety of the structure.. If supports are placed at equal angles with
respect to each other, it will ensure maximum stability. The pressure vessel analysis is
to be done for this proposed support system & compare the same with skirt support
system. and with the 8 legs system
87° the support leg stress level is near to its lowest value.
Marcos sugaya et al [6] in paper “Predicting the life of skirt supports in pressurized
reactors under cyclic conditions” he mentioned that common problem with skirt
support is the occurrence of cracks originating at the outer boundaries of the welded
junction (Explain where is the weld junction, because in a vessel there are many
weld locations) put this paper at number 2
Design And Development of Pressure Vessel [7], ASME career development series
1999 an overview of pressure vessel mechanical design requirements are provided in
this series. Put this paper at number 3.
B) EXPERIMENTAL WORK:
In experiment work actual pressure vessel support will be manufactured and similar
operating conditions are applying for getting the test results. At the end testing report
will be submitted for the comparison between FEM Analysis & experimental work.
REFERENCES:
1. Cai Zengshen, and Lin Jun,” Support leg stress in pressure vessels mounted on
arbitrary legs subjected to lateral loadings” Int. J. Pres.ves. & Piping 68 (1996)
13-22
2. S.V. Bakre , R.S. Jangid , G.R. Reddy, “Response of piping system on friction
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