TRANTER, Inc.

MODEL: GC-016-P SOLID FRAME WITH (8) 1" DIA. BOLTS

FRAME CALCULATION: Reference ASME Code Section VIII Div. 1, Para. U2(g) Latest edition and addenda. The frame
thickness is calculated by the method of "Theorem of Three Moments".

(1) LOAD:
lbf L3 8.86 in Lg1 26.83 in b 0.1175 in m 0.50
P 232.0 (DESIGN PRESSURE)
2
in
2
A L3 Lg1 A 237.71 in (PRESSURE AREA) Gn 3.54 in (GASKET PORT DIA.)

lbf
Ws 2b m P Ws 27.26 (GASKET LOAD)
in

Lg [ ( L3 Lg1) 2 2 Gn ] Lg 93.62 in (GASKET LENGTH)

Wt ( P A) ( Ws Lg) Wt 57701.75 lbf

(2) CALCULATION OF FRAME THICKNESS IN HORIZONTAL DIRECTION.

(a) VERTICAL BENDING MOMENTS. (SEE (FIG. 1) FOR DRAWING OF FRAME AND (FIG. 2) FOR VERTICAL
BENDING MOMENT DIAGRAM.

Wt
Wv Lg1 La 1.4488 in L1 9.910 in L5 ( Lg1 2 La) L5 29.73 in

lbf L5 2 L1
Wv 2150.64 L L 9.9076 in
in 1

M1 0 lbf in M4 0 lbf in The supports are "Simple Support" .Hence No Moment is present.

3 4 4 2 2
1 L L1 La L1 2 L1 La
M2 Wv M2 20669.79 lbf in
4 L1 ( 3 L 2 L1)

3 4 4 2 2
1 L L1 La L1 2 L1 La
M3 Wv M3 20669.79 lbf in
4 L1 ( 3 L 2 L1)

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 (2)(b) SHEAR FORCES AT THE SUPPORTS BASED ON THE MOMENTS CALCULATED ABOVE
SHEARING FORCE @ LEFT OF SUPPORT.

2
( L1 La)
M1 M2 Wv
2
F1 F1 5682.60 lbf
L1

2
L
M2 M3 Wv
2
F2 F2 10653.86 lbf
L

(L1 La)2
M3 M4 Wv Wv La ( L1 La)
2
F3 F3 12514.42 lbf
L1

2
( L1 La)
M3 Wv
2
F4 F4 5682.60 lbf
L1

SHEARING FORCE @ RIGHT OF SUPPORT.

F2a F3 F2a 12514.42 lbf

F3a F2 F3a 10653.86 lbf

(b) HORIZONTAL BENDING MOMENT. (SEE (FIG. 3) FOR DRAWING OF HORIZONTAL BENDING MOMENT
DIAGRAM.)
L4 L3
L4 11.55 in L2 L2 1.35 in
2

Wt lbf
Wh Wh 6512.61
L3 in

2
Mhmax .5 Wh L2 .25 L4
2
Rh
Wh L3
L4

L2
L3
2


Mhmax 102709.12 lbf in Rh 28850.88 lbf

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(c) TOTAL STRESS. MATERIAL: SA516-70; ALLOWABLE = 20000 PSI

lbf
Mvmax M2 Sa 20000
2
in

.5
.5
6 Mvmax 2 Mhmax
2
Tp Tp 1.08 in MINIMUM.
Sa L4 L5

(3) CHECK TIGHTENING BOLT.

(a) REACTIONS UNDER VERTICAL DIRECTION.

2
( L1 La)
M2 Wv
2
R1 R1 5682.60 lbf
L1

R2 F1 Wv ( L1 La) F2 R2 23168.28 lbf

R3 F2 Wv L F3 R3 23168.28 lbf

R4 F3 Wv ( L1 La) R4 5682.60 lbf

Finding the Maximum Bending moment in between the support reactions.

Maximum Bending moment occurs at the point where the Shear force is "0"

Between R1 & R2
F1
xb La xb 4.09 in The distance of point of Max. Bending moment From Support R1
Wv

2
( xb La)
M2a F1 xb Wv Max. Bending Moment M2a 15740.44 lbf in
2

Between R2 & R3

F2
xc xc 4.95 in The distance of point of Max. Bending moment From Support R2
Wv

2
xc
M3a M2 F2 xc Wv
2 Max. Bending Moment M3a 5718.75 lbf in

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 Between R3 & R4

F3
xd xd 5.82 in The distance of point of Max. Bending moment From Support R3
Wv

2
xd
M4a M3 F3 xd Wv Max. Bending Moment M4a 15740.44 lbf in
2

(b) CHECK MAXIMUM BOLT STRESS. MATERIAL: SA-193-B7, ALLOWABLE STRESS = 25000 PSI

R2
Rvmax Rvmax 11584.14 lbf Sballowable 25000 psi
2

Rh
Rhmax Rhmax 7212.72 lbf
4

USE Rvmax FOR MAXIMUM BOLT LOAD.

Dt 0.8466 in FOR 1" DIA. BOLT

Rvmax 4
Sb
2
Dt

lbf
Sb 20578.67 Sb Sballowable
2
in

(4) CHECK TIE-BOLT CUT-OUT AREA. (SEE (FIG. 5) FOR DRAWING OF BOLT CUT-OUT AREA.)

MAX BENDING MOMENT IS AT M2

Db 1.00 in Cb L4 Db .125in Cb 10.43 in

.5
6 M2
Tb Tb 0.77 in MINIMUM.
Cb Sa

(4a) CHECK MOMENT AT NOZZLE CENTERLINE. (SEE (FIG. 2) FOR DRAWING OF NOZZLE CUT-OUT AREA.)

x 3.2205 in x= THE DISTANCE FROM SUPPORT NO. 1 TO CENTER OF NOZZLE.

1 2
Mh F1 x 2 Wv ( x La) Mh 14925.45 lbf in

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(5) CHECK NOZZLE FOR REINFORCEMENT (SEE (FIG. 4) FOR DRAWING OF NOZZLE CUT-OUT AREA.

d 2.94 in AVERAGE NOZZLE OPENING WITH COUNTERBORE B 14.0 in FRAME WIDTH

L6 5.315 in NOZZLE CENTERS

Refer the Figure 1 . Five ( 1 through 5 ) points are marked on the Nozzle hole periphery . At these 5 points
the bending moment in Horizontal & Vertical direction is calculated .
Combining the maximum Horizontal & Vertical Bending moments , THE MINIMUM REQUIRED THK. AT NOZZLE
CUT-OUT PERIPHERY is calculated.
DIMENSIONS USED ( REFER FIG. 3)
L6 d
d1 CENTER OF FRAME PLATE TO EDGE OF NOZZLE HOLE ( HORIZONTAL DIR.)
2
d1 1.188 in

L3 ( L6 d)
d2 CENTER OF GASKET TO EDGE OF NOZZLE HOLE ( HORIZONTAL DIR.)
2

d2 0.30 in

d
d3 ONE FOURTH OF NOZZLE HOLE DIA. AT THIS DISTANCE , EACH POINT ( IN
4 HORIZONTAL DIRECTION ) IS PLACED AROUND NOZZLE .
d3 0.74 in

(5)(a)BENDING MOMENTS IN HORIZONTAL DIRECTION AT 5 POINTS ABOUT PERIPHERY OF NOZZLE HOLE

Refer Fig. 3 for bending moment diagram & Fig. 6 below for the details of points around nozzle hole.
2
d2
Mh1 Rh ( L2 d2) Wh Mh1 47233.84 lbf in
2 MOMENT AT Pt. 1

2
( d2 d3)
Mh2 Rh ( L2 d2 d3) Wh
2 MOMENT AT Pt. 2

Mh2 65232.10 lbf in

2
( d2 2 d3)
Mh3 Rh ( L2 d2 2 d3) Wh MOMENT AT Pt. 3
2
Mh3 79712.08 lbf in

2
( d2 3 d3)
Mh4 Rh ( L2 d2 3 d3) Wh MOMENT AT Pt. 4
2
Mh4 90673.79 lbf in
2
( d2 d)
Mh5 Rh ( L2 d2 d) Wh MOMENT AT Pt. 5
2
Mh5 98117.21 lbf in

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 Now , the Thickness required at Pt. 1 , "tv1" through Pt.5, "tv5" is determined . The bending moment at the highest
thickness point will be considered for next step.

Lv1 L5 Db Lv1 30.728 in

Lv1 is the width of frame plate considered for calculation of Moment Of Inertia . Refer the Following figure . Note that The
width for Pt. 1 & Pt. 5 are same . This is true for Pt2. & Pt.4 . Also Note that for the Pt.2 & Pt.3 & Pt.4 , the width in
consideration will be reduced by amount of 4 x dv2 , 4 x dv3 , 4 x dv2 respectively . This will increase the thickness
requirement aroUnd the Nozzle Hole . We need to calculate this thickness as the "Required Thk. for Nozzle Cut "

0.5
Mh1 6
tv1 tv1 0.679 in
Lv1 Sa

0.5
dv2 ( 2 d3) d3
2 2
dv2 1.27 in

Lv2 ( L5 Db) 4 dv2 Lv2 25.635 in

0.5
Mh2 6
tv2 tv2 0.874 in
Lv2 Sa

dv3 2 d3 dv3 1.470 in

Lv3 ( L5 Db) 4 dv3 Lv3 24.848 in

0.5
Mh3 6
tv3 tv3 0.981 in
Lv3 Sa

Lv4 Lv2

0.5
Mh4 6
tv4 tv4 1.030 in
Lv4 Sa

Lv5 Lv1

0.5
Mh5 6
tv5 tv5 0.979 in
Lv5 Sa

From above it can be noted that Mh4 along with Lv4 is producing the highest thickness requirement . We will use this combination
in the calculations below.

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(6) FRAME THK. FOR NOZZLE REINFORCEMENT
TAKING THE VECTOR SUM OF Mv+Mh , WHERE Mv & Mh ARE HIGHEST OF MOMENTS AT 5 POINTS. THIS WILL DETERMINE
THE MAXIMUM STRESS IN THE NOZZLE CUT-OUT AREA & MINIMUM THICKNESS REQUIRED AT THE NOZZLE HOLE , IN
COMPENSATION OF NOZZLE HOLE CUTOUT.
Maximum _vert_stress Mh4 Maximum _vert_stress 90673.79 lbf in

Maximum _horz_stress M2 Maximum _horz_stress 20669.79 lbf in

L7 B 2 d L7 8.12 in FRAME WIDTH SUBTRACTING NOZZLE HOLE CUT-OUTS

.5
.5
6 Maximum _vert_stress 2 Maximum _horz_stress
2
Treqd_thk Treqd_thk 1.143 in
Sa Lv4 L7

THE BEAM ANALYSIS PROCEDURE USED ABOVE SHOWS THAT THE FRAME WITH NO ADDITIONAL REINFORCEMENT
AROUND THE NOZZLE CUT-OUT, WILL CARRY THE DESIGN LOAD WITHOUT EXCEEDING THE ALLOWABLE BENDING
STRESSES.

SUMMARY:

Tp 1.08 in Tb 0.77 in Db 1.00 in BOLT DIAMETER

Treqd_thk 1.143 in NOZZLE REINFORCEMENT

Tactual 1.25in

Calculations are in accordance with:

ASME Section VIII Div. 1.
2010 edition
2011a latest addenda.
By: Zeno Ferguson, 11-01-2013
Checked By: Brian W Deeb,11-01-2013

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Figure 1

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Figure 2

(4) Bolt Frame

Lg1
La
Wv Lbf/in

R1 R2 R3 R4
L1 L L1

L5

02a 02b 03b 03c

M4
M1

R1 R4

R2a R2b R3a R3b

M1a M2a M4a

M3a

lb-in
M1 M4

M3
M2
Moment

F1 F2 F3

lbf

F2a F3a F4
Shear

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Figure 3

Figure 4

Figure 5

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