1.

EQUIPMENT SUPPORTS
Legs supports to be adopted for vertical vessels having diameter not exceeding 1600 mm and the
maximum tangent-to-tangent length is less than 3200 mm and the maximum length of leg is less
than 1600 mm.

Skirt-to-vessel junction weld where length to diameter ratio is 18 and larger, shall be checked by
inspection before welding. The root pass and the last pass shall be examined to avoid cracks.

3.4.1 SUPPORT SKIRTS

Support skirls are often used for tall vertical vessels. It might be difficult to know whether a

vessel shall be regarded as tall or short, but the ASME Code gives a very precise and useful way

of carrying out the classification. A short vertical vessel is simply limited by the dimensions and

ratios shown in Fig. 3.3.

D< 1.80 m

L/D<5

H/D<2

Fig. 3.3 Dimensions limiting short vertical vessels.

Support skirts are usually connected to a base ring resting on a concrete foundation. They can

cither be cylindrical or conical and attached to the vessel by a butted or a lapped weld. The bulled

weld should blend smoothly into the knuckle portion of the head, while the lapped weld is

attached to the cylindrical portion of the head. The two different types are illustrated in Fig. 3.4

and Fig. 3.5.