A Flange attached to vessel directly?

Posted by: atlantis7

A Flange attached to vessel directly? - 10/14/05 06:46 PM

Hello all:
I'm a new user of PVElite,I want to ask a question:
if the flange attached to the header directly without a nozzle,how to design it in PVElite?
Thank you very much!!!!!

Posted by: Ray_Delaforce

Re: A Flange attached to vessel directly? - 12/13/05 01:32 PM

Hello Atlantis7

If you are designing an isolated flange without any attached components, it is best to do so using the Component Analysis (CodeCalc) facility of PVElite. However, if you wish to to use PVElte, it is best to attach a dummy cylinder to the flange. The programme needs the design stress of the attached cylinder to determine the allowabe hub stress (Sh).