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ASME PTB-4 ASME Section VIII-Division 1 Example Problem Manual, 2013
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- PART 1 [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Scope
- 1.3 Definitions
- 1.4 Organization and Use
- 1.5 Comparison of VIII-1 and VIII-2 Design Rules
- 1.6 ASME Code Case 2695
- 1.7 References
- 1.8 Tables
- PART 2 [Go to Page]
- 2.1 General
- 2.2 Example Problem Format
- 2.3 Calculation Precision
- PART 3 [Go to Page]
- 3.1 Commentary on Rules to Establish the Minimum Design Metal Temperature (MDMT)
- 3.2 Example E3.1 – Use of MDMT Exemptions Curves
- 3.3 Example E3.2 – Use of MDMT Exemption Curves with Stress Reduction
- 3.4 Example E3.3 – Determine the MDMT for a Nozzle-to-Shell Welded Assembly
- PART 4 [Go to Page]
- 4.1 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- 4.1.1 Example E4.1.1 – Review of General Requirements for a Vessel Design
- 4.1.2 Example E4.1.2 – Required Wall Thickness of a Hemispherical Head
- 4.2 Welded Joints [Go to Page]
- 4.2.1 Example E4.2.1 – Nondestructive Examination Requirement for Vessel Design
- 4.2.2 Example E4.2.2 – Nozzle Detail and Weld Sizing
- 4.2.3 Example E4.2.3 – Nozzle Detail with Reinforcement Pad and Weld Sizing
- 4.3 Internal Design Pressure [Go to Page]
- 4.3.1 Example E4.3.1 – Cylindrical Shell
- 4.3.2 Example E4.3.2 – Conical Shell
- 4.3.3 Example E4.3.3 – Spherical Shell
- 4.3.4 Example E4.3.4 – Torispherical Head
- 4.3.5 Example E4.3.5 – Elliptical Head
- 4.3.6 Example E4.3.6 – Combined Loadings and Allowable Stresses
- 4.3.7 Example E4.3.7 – Conical Transitions Without a Knuckle
- 4.3.8 Example E4.3.8 - Conical Transitions with a Knuckle
- 4.4 Shells Under External Pressure and Allowable Compressive Stresses [Go to Page]
- 4.4.1 Example E4.4.1 - Cylindrical Shell
- 4.4.2 Example E4.4.2 - Conical Shell
- 4.4.3 Example E4.4.3 - Spherical Shell and Hemispherical Head
- 4.4.4 Example E4.4.4 - Torispherical Head
- 4.4.5 Example E4.4.5 - Elliptical Head
- 4.4.6 Example E4.4.6 - Combined Loadings and Allowable Compressive Stresses
- 4.4.7 Example E4.4.7 - Conical Transitions without a Knuckle
- 4.4.8 Example E4.4.8 - Conical Transitions with a Knuckle
- 4.5 Shells Openings in Shells and Heads [Go to Page]
- 4.5.1 Example E4.5.1 – Radial Nozzle in Cylindrical Shell
- 4.5.2 Example E4.5.2 – Hillside Nozzle in Cylindrical Shell
- 4.5.3 Example E4.5.3 – Radial Nozzle in Ellipsoidal Head
- 4.5.4 Example E4.5.4 – Radial Nozzle in Cylindrical Shell
- 4.5.5 Example E4.5.5 – Pad Reinforced Radial Nozzle in Cylindrical Shell
- 4.5.6 Example E4.5.6 – Radial Nozzle in an Ellipsoidal Head with Inside Projection
- 4.6 Flat Heads [Go to Page]
- 4.6.1 Example E4.6.1 - Flat Unstayed Circular Heads Attached by Bolts
- 4.6.2 Example E4.6.2 – Flat Un-stayed Non-Circular Heads Attached by Welding
- 4.6.3 Example E4.6.3 – Integral Flat Head with a Centrally Located Opening
- 4.7 Spherically Dished Bolted Covers [Go to Page]
- 4.7.1 Example E4.7.1 – Thickness Calculation for a Type D Head
- 4.7.2 Example E4.7.2 – Thickness Calculation for a Type D Head Using the Alternative Rule in VIII-2, Paragraph 4.7.5.3
- 4.8 Quick-Actuating (Quick Opening) Closures [Go to Page]
- 4.8.1 Example E4.8.1 – Review of Requirements for Quick-Actuating Closures
- 4.9 Braced and Stayed Surfaces [Go to Page]
- 4.9.1 Example E4.9.1 - Braced and Stayed Surfaces
- 4.10 Ligaments [Go to Page]
- 4.10.1 Example E4.10.1 - Ligaments
- 4.11 Jacketed Vessels [Go to Page]
- 4.11.1 Example E4.11.1 - Partial Jacket
- 4.11.2 Example E4.11.2 - Half-Pipe Jacket
- 4.12 NonCircular Vessels [Go to Page]
- 4.12.1 Example E4.12.1 - Unreinforced Vessel of Rectangular Cross Section
- 4.12.2 Example E4.12.2 - Reinforced Vessel of Rectangular Cross Section
- 4.13 Layered Vessels [Go to Page]
- 4.13.1 Example E4.13.1 – Layered Cylindrical Shell
- 4.13.2 Example E4.13.2 – Layered Hemispherical Head
- 4.13.3 Example E4.13.3 – Maximum Permissible Gap in a Layered Cylindrical Shell
- 4.14 Evaluation of Vessels Outside of Tolerance [Go to Page]
- 4.14.1 Example E4.14.1 – Shell Tolerances
- 4.14.2 Example E4.14.2 - Local Thin Area
- 4.15 Supports and Attachments [Go to Page]
- 4.15.1 Example E4.15.1 - Horizontal Vessel with Zick’s Analysis
- 4.15.2 Example E4.15.2 – Vertical Vessel, Skirt Design
- 4.16 Flanged Joints [Go to Page]
- 4.16.1 Example E4.16.1 - Integral Type
- 4.16.2 Example E4.16.2 - Loose Type
- 4.17 Clamped Connections [Go to Page]
- 4.17.1 Example E4.17.1 - Flange and Clamp Design Procedure
- 4.18 Tubesheets in Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers [Go to Page]
- 4.18.1 Example E4.18.1 - U-Tube Tubesheet Integral with Shell and Channel
- 4.18.2 Example E4.18.2 - U-Tube Tubesheet Gasketed With Shell and Channel
- 4.18.3 Example E4.18.3 - U-Tube Tubesheet Gasketed With Shell and Channel
- 4.18.4 Example E4.18.4 - U-Tube Tubesheet Gasketed With Shell and Integral with Channel, Extended as a Flange
- 4.18.5 Example E4.18.5 - Fixed Tubesheet Exchanger, Configuration b, Tubesheet Integral with Shell, Extended as a Flange and Gasketed on the Channel Side
- 4.18.6 Example E4.18.6 - Fixed Tubesheet Exchanger, Configuration b, Tubesheet Integral with Shell, Extended as a Flange and Gasketed on the Channel Side
- 4.18.7 Example E4.18.7 - Fixed Tubesheet Exchanger, Configuration a
- 4.18.8 Example E4.18.8 - Stationary Tubesheet Gasketed With Shell and Channel; Floating Tubesheet Gasketed, Not Extended as a Flange
- 4.18.9 Example E4.18.9 - Stationary Tubesheet Gasketed With Shell and Channel; Floating Tubesheet Integral
- 4.18.10 Example E4.18.10 - Stationary Tubesheet Gasketed With Shell and Channel; Floating Tubesheet Internally Sealed
- 4.19 Bellows Expansion Joints [Go to Page]
- 4.19.1 Example E4.19.1 – U-Shaped Un-reinforced Bellows Expansion Joint and Fatigue Evaluation
- 4.19.2 Example E4.19.2 - Toroidal Bellows Expansion Joint and Fatigue Evaluation
- 4.20 Tube-To-Tubesheet Welds [Go to Page]
- 4.20.1 Example E4.20.1 – Full Strength Welds
- 4.20.2 Example E4.20.2 – Partial Strength Welds
- 4.21 Nameplates [Go to Page]
- 4.21.1 Example E4.21.1 – Single Chamber Pressure Vessel
- 4.21.2 Example E4.21.2 – Single Chamber Pressure Vessel
- 4.21.3 Example E4.21.3 – Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger
- PART 5 [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Design-By-Analysis for Section VIII, Division 1
- 5.2 Paragraph U-2(g) – Design-By-Analysis Provision without Procedures
- PART 6 [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Example E6.1 – Postweld Heat Treatment of a Pressure Vessel
- 6.2 Example E6.2 – Out-of-Roundness of a Cylindrical Forged Vessel
- PART 7 [Go to Page]
- 7.1 Inspection and Examination Rules Commentary
- 7.2 Example E7.1 – NDE: Establish Joint Efficiencies, RT-1
- 7.3 Example E7.2 – NDE: Establish Joint Efficiencies, RT-2
- 7.4 Example E7.3 – NDE: Establish Joint Efficiencies, RT-3
- 7.5 Example E7.4 – NDE: Establish Joint Efficiencies, RT-4
- PART 8 [Go to Page]
- 8.1 Example E8.1 – Determination of a Hydrostatic Test Pressure
- 8.2 Example E8.2 – Determination of a Pneumatic Test Pressure [Go to Page]
