Chapter No 7: PRO-E MODELING

The pressure vessel was modeled using Pro Engineer Wildfire 5.0, different parts were modeled
and then final assembly was made using those parts.

7.1 Shell
 First a circle of 18.198in was
sketched and then it was extruded
through a length of 37.909, then a
circle of 18in was created and
extruded to remove material.
 Now the horizontal plane was
transferred to the inner surface of the
shell, and openings of pressure gage,
inlet and outlet were made by same
procedure, and similarly vent and

drain openings were modeled Figure 7- 1: Shell

 Then the threads were made using

helical sweep cut, with pitch = 0.055, and using a square thread profile.

7.2 Heads
 The heads of pressure vessel were modeled by making the 2:1 semi elliptical profile with
straight flange at end.

Figure 7- 2: Profile of Head 37

  After that it was revolved by 360º. and the hand hole was modeled by transferring plane
to the inner surface of head, and then the inner treads on hand hole were made by using
helical sweep cut.
 Then Plug was modeled which is used to close the hand holes.
 First a hollow shell was created, then a plate was placed at one end and a square profile
was sketched and extruded on it.

Figure 7- 3: Head Figure 7- 4: Plug

7.3 Saddle Supports

 First the wear plate was made by made
by sketching it’s profile and extruding it
by 6in.
 Then the plane was transferred forward
by 1in, and the shear plates and base
plates were sketched on it and were
extruded by 5in.
 Now the vertical plate profile was made
and was extruded in the other direction
Figure 7- 5: Saddle Support
to the shear plates by 0.059in.

7.4 Final Assembly

 Now all the parts were assembled together to make the final assembly.
 First shell was imported, and no constraints were applied on it.

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 Then one head was imported and was constrained by centre line of head and shell, and
then the surfaces of head end and shell end were mated. And similarly second head was
constrained.
 Now one saddle support was imported, and was constrained by mating surfaces and
planes, and it was also constrained by making a plane 3in from both ends of the shell and
aligning them with saddle support plane. And similarly the other saddle support was
assembled.
 Now the hand hole and other plugs were assembled by constraining center lines and
mating surfaces.
 The Final assembly is as follows

Figure 7- 6: Final Assembly

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