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CASE STUDY 7
NOZZLE REINFORCEMENT ANALYSIS

DATA:

A new vessel has the following data:

Shell thickness provided (t)= 20mm , corr. Allow=Nil.

Design shell thickness for seamless shell (tr)= 18.5mm
Nozzle thickness provided (tn)=12mm
Nozzle thickness for seamless pipe (trn)= 6.5mm
Finished nozzle opening (d)=160mm, Nozzle type=set on

Answer the following:

1) What is the total area required to be compensated (Ar)

2) What is reinforcement limit(X) parallel to vessel wall

3) What is reinforcement limit(Y) normal to vessel wall

4) What is extra area available in shell ( As)

5) What is extra area available in Nozzle

6) What is total area (Av) available inherant to the vessel (Av)

7) Is the additional reinforcement pad required for the nozzle?

8) What shall be the area ( Ap) to be provided by pad

9) What is the Max. pad O.D. possible?

10) If pad OD = 320 mm, what shall be pad thickness (tp)

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CASE STUDY 7
NOZZLE REINFORCEMENT ANALYSIS

SOLUTION:

1) Total area required to be compensated (Ar)

Ar = d x tr = 160 x 18.5 = 2960 mm2

2) Reinforcement limit (X) parallel to vessel wall

X = 2d X = 2x160 . X = 320 mm

3) Reinforcement limit(Y) normal to vessel wall

Y = 2.5t or 2.5tn use smaller value

= 2.5 x 20 or 2.5x12 , Y=30.0mm

4) Extra area available in shell ( As)

As = d(t-tr) = 160 ( 20 – 18.5) = 240 mm2

5) Extra area available in Nozzle

An= Y ( tn-trn)x2 = 30 x (12 - 6.5)x2 = 330 mm2

6) Total area (Av) available inherant to the vessel (Av)

Av= (As + An) = 240 + 330 = 570 mm2

7) Is the additional reinforcement pad required for the nozzle?

Since Av < Ar , R.F. pad is required

8) Area ( Ap) to be provided by pad

Ap = Ar – Av = 2960 – 570 = 2390 mm2

9) Max. pad O.D. possible

Max. pad O.D. = X = 320 mm

10) If pad OD = 320 mm, pad thickness (tp)

tp = Ap = 2390 .
( pad OD – pad ID ) ( 320 – 188 )

tp = 16.4 mm ………… say 18 mm