Proj. Title : Calc.

by : Ahmed T
EWO/BI No. : Date : October 4, 2009
Proj. No. : Chkd. by :
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CALCULATIONS FOR API 650 NOZZLE LOADS

Description Units Notations Value

Outside radius of the Nozzle mm a 254

Design Temperature °C 70

Modulus of Elasticity MPa E 195000

Radial thrust applied at the mid-surface of the tank shell at the opening connection N FR

Pressure end load on the opening for the pressure resulting from the design product head at the
N FP
elevation of the opening centerline, FP= πa2P

Specific gravity of the liquid; -- G

Maximum allowable tank filling height mm H

Stiffness coefficient for the circumferential moment N-mm/radian KC

Stiffness coefficient for the longitudinal moment N-mm/radian KL

Stiffness coefficient for the radial thrust load N-mm KR

Vertical distance from the opening centerline to the tank bottom mm L

Circumferential moment applied to the mid-surface of the tank shell, in N-mm (in.-lbf); N-mm MC

Longitudinal moment applied to the mid-surface of the tank shell, in N-mm (in.-lbf); N-mm ML

Pressure resulting from product head at the elevation of the opening centerline, in MPa (lbf/in.2); Mpa P

Nominal tank radius, in mm (in.); mm R

Shell thickness of the tank at the opening connection, in mm (in.); mm t

Design temperature minus installation temperature, in °C (°F); °C ΔT

W is the unrestrained radial growth of the shell, in mm (in.); mm W

WR is the resultant radial deflection at the opening connection, in mm (in.); mm WR

XA is the L + a, in mm (in.); mm XA

XB is the L – a, in mm (in.); mm XB

XC is the L, in mm (in.); mm XC

YC is the coefficient determined from Figure P.4b; --- YC

YF, YLare the coefficients determined from Figure P.4a; --- YF

α is the thermal expansion coefficient of the shell material, in mm/[mm-°C] (in./[in.-°F]) (see Table P.1a
mm/[mm-°C] α
and Table P.1b);

β is the characteristic parameter, 1.285/(Rt)0.5 (1/mm) (1/in.); β

λ equals a/(Rt)0.5; λ

θ is the unrestrained shell rotation resulting from product head, in radians; radians θ

θC is the shell rotation in the horizontal plane at the opening connection resulting from the
radians θC
circumferential moment, in radians;
is the shell rotation in the vertical plane at the opening connection resulting from the longitudinal
radians θL
moment, in radians