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Contents

PREFACE, ix

CHAPTER 1
STRESSES IN PRESSURE VESSELS, 1

Design Philosophy, 1
Stress Analysis, 1
Stress/Failure Theories, 2
Failures in Pressure Vessels, 5
L,oadings, 6
Stress, 7
Special Problems, 10
References, 14

CHAPTER 2

GENERAL DESIGN, 15

Procedure 2-1: General Vessel Formulas, 15
Procedure 2-2: External Pressure Design, 19
Procedure 2-3: Calculate MAP, MAWP, and Test Pressures, 28
Procediire 2-4: Stresses in Heads Due to Internal Pressure, 30
Procedure 2-5: Design of Intermediate Heads, 31
Procedure 2-6: Design of Toriconical Transitions, 33
Procedure 2-7: Design of Flanges, 37
Procedure 2-8: Design of Spherically Dished Covers, 57
Procediire 2-9: Design of Blind Flanges with Openings, 58
Procedure 2-10: Bolt Torque Required for Sealing Flanges, 59
Procedure 2-11: Design of Flat Heads, 62
Procedure 2- 12: Reinforcement for Studding Outlets, 68
Procedure 2-13: Design of Internal Support Beds, 69
Procedure 2-14: Nozzle Reinforcement, 74
Procedure 2-15: Design of Large Openings in Flat Heads, 78
Procedure 2-16: Find or Revise the Center of Gravity of a Vessel, 80
Procedure 2-17: Minimum Design Metal Temperature (MDMT), 81
Procedure 2- 18: Buckling of Thin-Walled Cylindrical Shells, 8.5
Procedure 2-19: Optimum Vessel Proportions, 89
Procedure 2-20: Estimating Weights of Vessels and Vessel Components, 95
References. 106

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