Calculation formulae for cylindrical Cigar Thickness

Cigar Info
Material: Chrome Moly -Group II/AISI 4130X alloy Steel
ID=19.92 inch (OD=22’’)
Max Service Pressure: 3222 psi
Temperature: NA (assumed 1000F)
Yield Stress= 740 Mpa
Tensile Strength=878 Mpa
Working Pressure= 222 Bar
Hydraulic Test pressure= 333 Bar
Design Thickness= 19.0 mm
Lowest UT Thickness Taken(shell)= 18.1 mm
Lowest UT Thickness Taken (Head End) = 29.0 mm

Calculation Of Cylindrical Shell

Whereby the symbols have the following meaning:

 a= Calculated minimum wall thickness in mm

 D= Outside diameter of the cylinder in mm
 d= Inside diameter of the cylinder in inches
 Ph= hydraulic test pressure in bar
 Reg= Minimum guaranteed value of yield stress in MPa
 Rmg= Minimum guaranteed value of tensile strength in MPa
 F = Design stress factor is the ratio of equivalent wall stress at the test pressure to
guaranteed minimum yield stress
 H= Outside height, in millimeters, of domed part (convex head or base end)
 Calculation formulae for cylindrical Cigar Thickness

558.8
Cylinder Shell Thickness, a= 2 × 1−√ (
10 ×.77 × 740−√ 3∗333
10∗.77∗740 )
=14.518 mm Where…
D=558.8 mm (from Data Sheet)

.65 .65
¿ =
F ( Reg /Rmg ) 740 = .77
( )
878
Ph=333 Bar (from Data Sheet)
Reg=740 Mpa (from Data Sheet)
Rmg=878 Mpa (from Data Sheet)

Calculation of Convex Ends (Heads and Bases)

b =1.5 *a for 0.40 > H/D ≧ 0.20
=1.5*14.518
=21.777 mm

Comments
The lowest taken UT thickness is greater than calculated thickness. So, the taken UT
thickness is satisfactory.

Actual Thickness−Required Thickness

Remaining Life Calculation =
Rate
18.1−16. 2
= (18.26−18.1)/10
=118 years

References
 ISO 9809-1; Chapter- 7 or ISO 11120; Chapter 7