E Eng-Calculations

Conical shells
Values for calculation
Material

plate and strip/EN 10028-2/10CrMo9-10/1.7380/NT/5.2/16 < t ≤ 40

Calculation temperature

T 20 °C

Test temperature

Ttest 20 °C

Calculation pressure

P 4 MPa

Test pressure

Ptest 6 MPa

Inside diameter of the cone

Di 2016 mm

Semi angle of cone at apex

α 10 °

Testing group

Joint coefficient

z 0.7

0.2 % proof strength at temperature T

Rp 0.2/ T 300 MPa

0.2 % proof strength at temperature Ttest

Rp 0.2/ Ttest 300 MPa

1.0 % proof strength at temperature T

Rp 1.0/ T MPa

1.0 % proof strength at temperature Ttest

Rp 1.0/ Ttest MPa

Tensile strength

Rm /20 480 MPa

Tensile strength at temperature T

Rm / T MPa

Tensile strength at temperature Ttest

Rm / Ttest MPa

Calculation
Maximum value of the nominal design stress for normal
operating load cases
Rp 0.2/ T Rm /20 300 480
fd = min ( , ) = min ( , ) = 200MPa
1.5 2.4 1.5 2.4

Maximum value of the nominal design stress for testing

load cases
Rp 0.2/ Ttest 300
ftest = = = 285.7MPa
1.05 1.05

Required thickness of cone

P ⋅ Di 1 4 ⋅ 2016 1
econ = ⋅ = ⋅ = 29.67mm
2 ⋅ fd ⋅ z − P cos α 2 ⋅ 200 ⋅ 0.7 − 4 cos 10°

Required thickness of cone for testing load cases

Ptest ⋅ Di 1 6 ⋅ 2016 1
econtest = ⋅ = ⋅ = 21.72mm
2 ⋅ ftest − Ptest cos α 2 ⋅ 285.7 − 6 cos 10°