Ideally, the saddle supports for long horizontal vessels should be located to cause the minimum stresses in shell and without required additional reinforcement. Most of the large horizontal cylindrical vessels are supported by two saddles, preferably with 120 degree contact angle, usually on concrete columns. The maximum longitudinal stress (PR / 2t) is only half of the maximum tangential stress.
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Pressure_vessel_design_handbook by Bednar (1986) - Chapter6
Ideally, the saddle supports for long horizontal vessels should be located to cause the minimum stresses in shell and without required additional reinforcement. Most of the large horizontal cylindrical vessels are supported by two saddles, preferably with 120 degree contact angle, usually on concrete columns. The maximum longitudinal stress (PR / 2t) is only half of the maximum tangential stress.
Ideally, the saddle supports for long horizontal vessels should be located to cause the minimum stresses in shell and without required additional reinforcement. Most of the large horizontal cylindrical vessels are supported by two saddles, preferably with 120 degree contact angle, usually on concrete columns. The maximum longitudinal stress (PR / 2t) is only half of the maximum tangential stress.