The order the vessel is built
PV Elite Tips and trick – how to…
Some of little things you might
not know
The order the vessel is built
Overview:
Set the nozzles to be computed to the MAWP (I’ll
show you how to do this)
Built for internal pressure only (no vacuum) – only the
shell and heads
Check all the thickness are adequate
Install the operating liquid
Now set the external (vacuum) pres
PV Elite Tips and trick
–
how to…
Some of little things you might not know
The order the vessel is built
The order the vessel is built
Overview:
Set the nozzles to be computed to the MAWP (I’ll
show you how to do this)
Built for internal pressure only (no vacuum)
–
only the shell and heads
Check all the thickness are adequate
Install the operating liquid
Now set the external (vacuum) pressure
Install vacuum rings or thicken components
Install any nozzles
Now to see this strategy in action
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Start with Design Constraints
Fill in everything except the external pressure
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Build the vessel to completion
Check all the thickness are Ok
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