APPENDIX 30
RULES FOR DRILLED HOLES NOT PENETRATING
THROUGH VESSEL WALL
30-1 SCOPE
Partially drilled radial holes in cylindrical and spheri-
cal shells may be used provided they are 2.0 in. (51 mm)
or less in diameter and the shell diameter to thickness
ratio D/t ≥ 10. The acceptance criterion for the depth
of the hole is the plot of the ratio tmin/t versus d/D
that is on or above the curve in Fig. 30-1.
30-2 SUPPLEMENTARY
REQUIREMENTS
In addition, the following conditions shall be met.
30-2(a) The minimum remaining wall thickness tmin
shall not be less than 0.25 in. (6.4 mm).
30-2(b) The calculated average shear stress, ␶ p
Pd/4tmin, in the remaining wall shall not exceed 0.8S.
30-2(c)
30-2(c)(1) The center line distance between any
two such drilled holes or between a partially drilled
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hole and an unreinforced opening shall satisfy the
requirements of UG-36(c)(3)(c) and (c)(3)(d).
30-2(c)(2) Partially drilled holes shall not be placed
within the limits of reinforcement of a reinforced
opening.
30-2(d) The outside edge of the hole shall be cham-
fered; for flat bottom holes, the inside bottom corner
of the hole shall have a minimum radius of the lesser
of 1⁄4 in. (6.4 mm) or d/4.
30-2(e) These rules are not applicable to studded
connections (see UG-43) and telltale holes (UG-25).
30-3 NOMENCLATURE
Symbols used in this Appendix are as follows.
Dp vessel inside diameter, in. (mm)
Pp design pressure, psi (kPa) (see UG-21)
Sp maximum allowable stress value, psi (kPa)
dp diameter of drilled hole, in. (mm)
tp nominal thickness in corroded condition, in.
(mm)
tminp remaining wall thickness, in. (mm)
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FIG. 30-1 THICKNESS RATIO VERSUS DIAMETER RATIO

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