Special Designs 227 PROCEDURE 4-6 DESIGN OF BAFFLES [12] Bulfles are froquently wsod sa pressure vessels, eithor vor biel or horizontal, to divide the interior volume inte differ cot compartments. These compartments may be sed to zreeite leptids or provide over‘low weirs forthe separation of Tigguids. Ballas cay be sbllened or unstiffened, When welded across the entire cross seetion of the vessel, the sist be: checker thar they ane ot sncnly restricting the Jessel. th expansion of the vessel exceeds that of the then a euile” type of tion lnetween the vesse! shell sox! the ball should be Various. flesible within the procedure Bolles should always be designed! in the enrsoded eon ha full corrosion allowance on both sides. Ifthe bale is halted in, iametral expansion of the voresteuined rial Mle by more than fg mn. Us in. on the diameter ublieed attachment designs are shown tion. Tes ypival lor welded haffles to be designed wi! ther one-half the fall corrosion allewsance may be upphed ta vouch side, the logic being. thar a bolted baffle xs aemovable and therelare replaceable The majority of bales are flat sd as a result are very sicfcewt from a steneth stanalpoint, Delleotion is the gow rsing ease far fat plates leaded on oie side. Th stor have unstlfened alles, they should always be the: first chive ot stall alles This will be acceptable baffles, ws the baffle thickness becomes offer a Uherofiee stifoners are frequently eserd to stiffen the bale However, for large excessive, sbilfeness tnove economical design, tea prevent the thickens of the baflle from bee sive. The number, size, atid spacing of stieners ace depen: lent on the baflle thickness selected, There 4s 4 continmal tradeoff hetween batfle thickness sn stif 1 parameters The design of a balfle sath stiffeners seam sterative pro 6085. The progedare far the design of the saffences 8 Br to dls the baffle into “panel” sections that are to withstand the pressure applied on one side. Bach indi id enough dual pastel is checked as Hat phate of the dimensions of the panel. The stifeners ace assuired to be strong enough to provide the necessary edge support for the panel The sili chesuseles ate designed next. A section » the bulfle 36 assimedd as acting sth contibuting #9 the overall stiBhess. This combined " stress aid deflection, Both vertical and hostzon the stiffer sal fs known asthe compasite stiffener, The composite seston is chivcked § tal stifeness can be aided as eequiced W resgsned, an alterna thicker dosign is found design is assumed based! on 3 for thinser ballle and checked ntl « satisfactory sight hat the: thinner th answer, however, it bale, the greater lightest design but may not be the Teast expensive dac to the swelding costs in attaching the here 3s no should be notes rverall weight the amber of stilfeners. The 1s ptobably the “best stilfeners (One alternative ceurved affle\ cneved bate works esta a inv verted vessel, The curved baille takes pressure how either sige all, If the batfle ist teosion IF the py batile 4 Ther plate e imine the bale thickness of a panel specie fora given condition and loading, a flat baffle with stfleners is to go to tical bale sressire 9a thee eameave side the svar is the ese side, the in compression lables given in this procedure for Mat Ticients, Flat plate enefficien's are ube to deter jekness. Bact table is228 Pressure Vessel Desiga Manual Notation, Ap=area of baffle working saith stiffener, in? A, =area of stiffener, in? distance from centruid of composite section to panel, in stance from centroid of composite svetion to stiffener, in nodulus of elasticity, psi allowable bending st moment of inertia, composite, in * c noment of inertia, stiffener, n.* cxgth of baffle hut works with the stiffener, in. M-amoment, snl uching stiffener vessel internal pressure, psig n= number of welds a nasimourn uniform peessite, pst uniform pressure at any elevation, a, pst sel an rads peeifle gravity of eantents thickness, shel, in ty thickness, baile, in l= thickwess, stiffener. in Ve shee load, Ih w required fllet weld size, ia, ermal on By =Hlat plate coefficients AT = diffeccatial tempeeanure (design temperature runs TOF), OF vending stress in bale, pst 1, —beading stees in stiffener. psi A radial expansion, in deflect j= maximus allowable deReetion, in Baffle DimensionsSpecie! Designs 228 Tonle 48 Fs Pat Soto ‘Equations Case i One short edge free, three edges simply supported, uniformly decreasing load to the poh! \ free edge as as | 5 | ars 15] ] peat : ml cos | ov | are] a2 | ow ke fe cars | oo Jose [oo acs | 2 a fas | 4 Caio | el _ ose | 036 | 006 | car) os? ol 2068 | oose | oos7 | ooes | car J Foe Re 12, Seetan 64, Case 4 ase 2 All edges simply supported, uniform decreasing load N a r 4 \ Cooter gas fos fom) 1 | ts | pybt : > 1. oe Ee \ doa | owe | ov | ars | ome ; \ [oe [2 | 201) ove | Fa las] s jas! a |! Ez xe | 038 | oor | oxe | 026 | ie ose | oass | 6087 | occ | ocr From Ref. Case 4 All edges simply supported, uniform load Se e UG 1 fras| os ars) 2 Costcent wt eT oss? [sre | oaee | ome , i Tous ousie| oor? jasot7[oniee) | & ngy(’) rm as 5 | « Assine p as a uniform Toad at center of plate oes [ors ]o7i 0748 a7 | * Ave bn az forse) 914 erate ae] | |) | Prom Bet. 12, Seotion 65-4, Case ta _220 Pressure Vessel Design Manual Unstiffened Baffle Check Find Lond, p 62408, Pee Flu baffle thickness, ty Limit deflection othe sinaller of v2 oF 4380-1 dafleetion is excessive then: a. Incsease the baflle thickness Add stiffeners © Gow curved ale design [stiffeners are added, the frst step isto find the sasémun Vand “bd tion for a ven pane! size, This will establish the stiffener easions that will mect the allewable delle spacing for both horizontal and vertical stiffeners. The alt sate design i a bakinee betwen bale thickness, stilfener spicing, antl stftoncr sie - ‘Thermal Gheck of Baffle Vessel radial espansion die to pressure O50, oe 4 Vessel rath expansion du to temperature Ay = Ra AT 4 Therinal expansion of bale 8) =05be at # Differential expansion Avs Altar as Stiffener Design Divide balfle inte pauls to limit deflection tothe lesser of 12 oF B60. Dellection is caleulated based on the appro. priate Cases Ptarongh 3 ok bfte for panel # Check srffener for length w or b Do's and Don'ts for attaching stiffeners nefits: Provides added sifiness and no corrosion trapHorizontal Stiffener Design a p, Special Designs 231 Gahan 6 Auth AAS? =1 BEA 2 Tosser of 824, senor spans Stresses in Baffle/Stiffener MG, in Me, I 6. Pp ia asl Size Welds Attaching Stiffeners ~ Sint for ETONX Wels A om nphe vdy Thana pla : Table 4-9 Percent of Continuous Length of Interment Welds and sve Distance Between Centers ~] M4 © L_ . 0 > + u Aer \s | + eur axis ’ 8 +t o ~ + Le 3 ae ze me282 Pressure Vessel Design Manual For BGOXX Welds _ Vay 96000 ample Problem ‘© Given: Horizontal vessel with a vertical baffle P= 250 psig. 500°F SA516-70 0.125 sn Tia 10° sn fin fF F, = 508 ksi D=200im F, = 086 8, = 20.33 ksi Ry = 120038) Figure 416. Sample groslem, 10°F stiffener From Table 4-8, Case 026 yy = 003 4 Thickness of baffle feps? _ fore1s 2)ou08 Vr m3 y= 158 40255 No good! Use stiffeners, © Aoume a suitable baile thickness and determine mas ‘muss panel size rmaximin panel size ~ fe = 48 © Maxim pressure, p.nl sia) ies o1ss(. = 0.09240, « V375i. Balance OK by inspection 8 Assume @ layont where the marine stiffener srocing ait Figure 4-17. ate ayou tor sample potion, 4 orizantal stiffen 4) vertical stifieners |S! panels © Check horizontal stiffeners Dirac non: wast boat aati boat ash mone m4 by =196 an MS fe (6 Assume stiffer 9 in xin y=2375m. Ave ths 1d) = din? 1252, = 3210 Ap = tL = 0.75(24) = IBin? satin’ Aw vy 2583-0808 4 16 Ay ts os0Tin =) 007 = 3943 Check deletions: Deflections excord allowehle. Nev gona! © Assume a larger siffiner size: WPS % 59.3 106-035 <08) peas 035 =0.875 4 Clock corrovded thickness to Bind properties of eorradrd section. This soetion wold be equivalent to a WT 30 Propertis are234 Pressure Vessel Design Manual 1 Check stersses and deflections. See results in Table 4-10) © Stresses and deflections are acceptabl Check welds dat + 2k, = 0.75 + 200.523) — 1.02 Vide 6681(1.02)7.215 (1.200 ~ TT 2000373 7 0.005 = 0.125 = 0.131, Figuie 418, Detaiso! wid ataching stoner 8) =05be AT = 05/2103 Apa Ai 4 Ay A = 000054 + 0.370 — 0.387 = 0.0035 < A.in, 131 10 "430 aDesigns 235, § Stal 4 Attached by Angle to Shell woe te ‘shat Battle Bolted to Shell jw Diaphragm Plate Attached by Angle, Guided by Ring sew Baffle Welded to Shell (Saie" or ee de eas Alternate Construction Benafis: Easily takes ores tram efter sce and goo or herma296 Pressure Vessel Design Manual Miscellaneous Baffle Configurations Vertical Vessels Horizontal Vessels d=NPS o Nozze A jaan 18d ] y ' z | 1. | T L les | = ir +i SN sites “Sides open ' ~ ; Table 411 omens "x f Wowie See | i n — in) any ‘ a) | 2 — 5s [| ow [|e ! ase 7 o 2 - 4 3 3 2 un \ _ . 10 20 2 XK ° 2 a 28 \ ‘ io cn 2 8 \ i 4 - \ 4 \¢—y>— |} oe seh 8 | ] - ja\— \ L \ |e | Ay ace fp