RIVETS

DESIGN OF BOILER JOINTS

Longitudinal Butt Joint:- It is used to join the ends of the plate to get the required diameter of a
boiler.
Circumferential Lap Joint: - It is used to get the required length of the boiler.
Assumption in designing boiler joint: The load on the joint is equally shared by all the rivets.
The t is equally distributed over the section of metal between the rivets.
The c and in all the rivets is uniform.
No b in rivets.
Friction between the surfaces of plates is neglected.
DESIIGN OF LONGITUDINAL BUTT JOINT FOR A BOILER

1. Thickness of boiler shell or plate thickness (t)=2tl + C

P = Steam pressure D = Internal dia t = tensile stress l = Efficiency of longitudinal joint

Thickness should not less than 7mm. C = Corrosion allowance = 1mm
2. Diameter of rivet (d) = 6
when t is greater than 8mm
when t 8 mm
for lap joint
d = 50 4mm
when t 8 mm
for single riveted butt joint
d = 50 5mm
when t 8 mm
for double riveted butt joint
d = 50 6mm

3. Pitch of rivet (p) = C t + 41.28 mm

pd = 3 + 3
4. Distance between the rows of rivets (pb) = 0.33p + 0.67d
pb = 2d
5. Thickness of Butt Strap (t1):- Shall be less than 10mm.
t1 = 1.125 t

Chain riveting single butt strap

t1 = 1.125 t (2)
t1 = 0.625 t

t1 = 0.625 t(2)

For Zig- Zag Rivets

For Chain Rivets

Double butt strap of equal width chain riveting

For unequal width of strap, t1 = 0.75t

t2 = 0.625t

DESIIGN OF CIRCUMFERENTIAL LAP JOINT FOR A BOILER

1. t and d same as LONGITUDINAL BUTT JOINT

2. Number of Rivets (n) = ( ) ( ) ( )

3. Number of rows (N) =
n
C

1
1.75

2
3.5

(+)

3
5( for double strap)
3.47 6