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Vessel Engineers Saddles with or
without wearplates
Piping Engineers Saddles & Pipe Shoes
with or without wearplates
Ovalization
When L*D/t > 15 vessel weight and fluid caused ovalization can
contribute significantly to stresses at saddle horn for vessels without
stiffening rings.
NozzlePRO analyzes filled, partially filled or empty vessels.
Ovalization does not affect stresses due to external loads as strongly.
Integral Pad
Non-Integral Pad
0.8
0.7
61%
Stress Reduction
0.6
0.5
52%
0.4
0.3
24%
0.2
0.1
0
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.2
1.4
1.6
t/T
Non-Integral Model shows lowest shell stresses due to weight and external
loads and compares best to Zick and PRG strain gage data.
t / T = 0.375
t / T = 1.0
t / T = 0.50
t / T = 1.50
60000
Stress (psi)
50000
40000
30000
20000
10000
0
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.2
1.4
1.6
t/T
Stress in Shell is not strongly effected by the wearplate thickness for external loads.
Below t/T of 1.0 the high stress due to external loads moves into the wearplate.
Non-Integral models are the most conservative.
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between
integral and
nonintegral
repads.
Tabular Reports
Load
Entered
produced a
300%
overstress.
Plastic
Deformation
Axial Displacements
(Strain Gage #1)
100% of
allowable
would be
here.
30000
25000
20000
Load (lb)
Using
NozzlePRO
and ASME
rules a 28,000
lb. load
showed to be
291%
overstressed
15000
Safety Factor
10000
5000
0
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
Primary Load Evaluation with NozzlePRO gives the desired Safety Factor
Anticipated
number of
fatigue cycles
to failure.
NozzlePRO Automatically
Calculates Primary and
Secondary/Fatigue Stresses
Primary Stress Evaluation
(Pl < 1.5Sm) using NozzlePRO gives
desired Safety Factor.
Fatigue Stress Evaluation
(Pl+Pb+Q+F < Sa) using NozzlePRO gives
desired safety factor.
Conclusions
Integral Models are Less Conservative but tend to more accurately predict
the stress. Non-Integral Models are More Conservative but may simulate
fit-up and actual fabrication better.
3) SPLASH Calculates
shear loads and fluid
motion.
Maximum Base
Shear to use in
NozzlePRO
Saddle Caculation
Natural Frequency of
Fluid in Vessel