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The document discusses design standards and allowable stress limits for pressure vessels and equipment according to various sections of the ASME and API codes. It provides formulas and values for: 1) Allowable design stresses according to the ASME method, including maximum allowable membrane stress and yield strength ratios. 2) Maximum equivalent and primary/secondary stress limits based on the theory of constant energy of distortion. 3) Formulas for determining maximum allowable working pressure based on hydrostatic test pressure and actual yield strength. 4) Additional requirements and stress limits for non-standard materials. 5) Maximum allowable tensile stress limits for closure bolting based on yield strength.

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S (Y) Psi

The document discusses design standards and allowable stress limits for pressure vessels and equipment according to various sections of the ASME and API codes. It provides formulas and values for: 1) Allowable design stresses according to the ASME method, including maximum allowable membrane stress and yield strength ratios. 2) Maximum equivalent and primary/secondary stress limits based on the theory of constant energy of distortion. 3) Formulas for determining maximum allowable working pressure based on hydrostatic test pressure and actual yield strength. 4) Additional requirements and stress limits for non-standard materials. 5) Maximum allowable tensile stress limits for closure bolting based on yield strength.

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API 6A

Section
4.3.3.2 ASME Method
ASME Sec VIII,Div 2, Appendix 4, may be used for design of pressure containing parts
Allowable design stresses
S(t) = 0.83*S(y) S(m): design stress intensity at rated working pressure
S(m) = 2/3*S(y) S(t): max allowable general primary membrane stress intensity a
S(y): Material specified minimum yield strength

S(y) psi 75000


S(t) psi 62250
S(m) psi 50000

4.3.3.3 Theory of constant energy of distortion


Von Mises, may be used for design calcs for pressure containing equipment
consideration of discontinuities and stress concentrations are out of this scope
Basic pressure-vessel wall thickness may be sized by combining triaxial stresses based on hydrostatic
S(e)=S(y) S(e): max allowable equivalent stress at the most highly stressed

S(e) psi 75000

4.3.3.5.3(e) Design Qualification Proof Test


P=0.5H (S(y) / S(a)) P: Max allowable working pressure for parts tested
H: Hydrostatic test pressure at which the test was stopped
S(a): actual avg yield strength from test specimens

H (psi) 11250
S(a) psi 75000
P psi 5625

If the atual avf yield strength is not determined by test specimen


P=0.4H
P psi 4500

4.3.3.6 Non-standard materials design requirement


ASME Sec VIII,Div 2, Appendix 4, may be used for design of pressure containing equipment utlizing no

S(t)= smaller of 5/16 S(y) or 2/3 Rm,min


S(m)= smaller of 2/3 S(y) or 1/2 Rm, min
S(s)= smaller fo 2 S(y) or Rm, min
S(s): max combined primary and seconday stress inte
Rm,min: material-specified min ultimate strength
Rm,min, psi 80000
5/16*S(y) 23437.5
2/3*Rm,min 53333.33
S(t) 23437.5

2/3*S(y) 50000
1/2*Rm,min 40000
S(m)

2*S(y) 150000
Rm,min 80000
S(s)

4.3.4 Closure bolting


max allowable tensile for closure bolting shall be determine by initial bol-up, rated working pressure &
Bolting stresses, based on the root area of the thread, shall not exceed the following limit
S(a)=0.83S(Y)
S(a): max allowable tensile stress
S(y): bolting material specfied min yield strength

S(y), psi 125000


S(a), psi 103750
containing parts

rated working pressure


mary membrane stress intensity at hydrostatic test pressure
m yield strength

al stresses based on hydrostatic test pressure & limited by following criterion;


stress at the most highly stressed distance into the pressure vessel wall, computed by distortion energy theory method

ure for parts tested


which the test was stopped
rom test specimens

mined by test specimen

containing equipment utlizing non-standard materials

primary and seconday stress intensity


ecified min ultimate strength
bol-up, rated working pressure & hydrostatic test pressure condition
ed the following limit

min yield strength


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