APPENDIX D

SUGGESTED GOOD PRACTICE REGARDING

INTERNAL STRUCTURES
D-1
Pressure vessels that have heavy internal structures
such as trays and baffles are subject to damage due
to failure of the connections that support the structures.

D-2
The designer should have this possible hazard in
mind and provide supports of sufficient strength with
due allowance for corrosion.

D-3
The following are some suggestions that should be
considered in the design of internal structures.
(1) Connections to the vessel wall should be designed to prevent excessive tensile stress outward from
the wall face due to the connection. (See UG-55.)
(2) Structures should rest on top of their supports
in preference to being suspended from them.
(3) Additional metal should be provided when
corrosion is expected. The corrosion allowance need
not be the same as in the vessel if the supports and
structures can be replaced more readily and economically than the vessel.
(4) Corrosion resistant metals may be used in the
fabrication of the structures and supports.

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