VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Department of Chemical Engineering

Chemical Process Equipment Design (CML 353)
B. Tech 3rd Year (6th Semester)
Mid Semester Examination (3rd March, 2021)
Time: 1 Hr Max. Marks: 25
Assume missing data, if any

1. Monoblock construction has two major limitations. These are plate thickness and
limiting pressure. In multilayer vessel construction the major difficulty is in achieving
predetermined prestressed condition. So, a jacketed high-pressure vessel may be a good
option to provide an external pressure simultaneously while under operation.
Now, consider the following data to estimate the shell thickness and jacket thickness of
the cylindrical jacketed pressure vessel.
Also, calculate the thickness of the shell of the vessel if it is made of monoblock
construction. 5+5+2=12
For ODD roll No. For EVEN roll No.
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Internal pressure (MN/m ) 150 200
External pressure (MN/m2) 50 75
Inside diameter of shell (mm) 300 300
Yield stress (MN/m2) 450 480
Factor of safety 1.5 1.2
Inner diameter of jacket (mm) 410 400

2. A cylindrical pressure vessel having 1.5 m inner diameter is provided with torispherical
head. What maximum pressure head will withstand? What is the shell thickness to
withstand the same pressure of the head? 3+3=6
For ODD roll No. For EVEN roll No.
Crown radius (cm) 100 80
Rc:Rk 10 8
Head thickness (mm) 10 8
Permissible stress (Kg/cm2) 1200 1240
Joint efficiency 0.85 0.85
Material Low C Stainless steel
Design pressure 1.2× Operating pressure 1.1× Operating pressure

3. A tall vertical vessel 2.2 m in outside diameter and 34 m in height has a shell
thickness 14 mm. The vessel is insulated with 80 mm thick insulation. The vessel has no
attachments. Wind forces acting over the vessel are 128 kg/m2 (upto 24 m) and 148 kg/m2
(above 24 m). Weight of the vessel is 91000 kg. Calculate the bending moment induced in the
vessel and estimate the resulting bending stress. 7
k1 = 0.7 and k2 = 1 for cylindrical vessel
Seismic coefficient is 0.08