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Cone Design Tool ver E4.01

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Material and Conditions:

SA-240 304 Material
20,000 S [psi] - allowable stress
1.00 E - long seam efficiency
50.0 P [psi] - interior pressure

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Calculated Properties:

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ODS

ODL [in] - outside diameter of large end

ODS [in] - outside diameter of small end
t [in] - thickness
L [in] -length
Corr [in] - corrosion allowance

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Dimensions:
12.000
8.000
0.250
12.000
0.010

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Conical Section Description

Length

ODL

Approx. cone weight based on steel, lbs =

Approx. cone volume , cuft =
a [rad] = ATAN((ODL-ODS)/(2*L)) ~~ alpha angle in radians
ATAN((12-8)/(2*12)) =
angle [deg] = Degrees(a) ~~ alpha angle in degrees
DEGREES(0.165) =
nt [in] = t-Corr ~~ thickness with corrosion allowance removed
0.25-0.01 =

26.4
0.50
0.165
9.462
0.240

Required Thickness: VIII-1 UG-32(g)

Treq [in] = P*ODL/(2*COS(a)*(S*E+0.4*P)) + Corr ~~required minimum thickness
50*12/(2*COS(0.165)*(20000*1+0.4*50)) + 0.01 = 0.025
CheckTreq = Treq <= t
0.025 <= 0.25 = Acceptable
Maximum Pressure: VIII-1 UG-32(g)
Pmax [psi] = 2*S*E*nt*cos(a)/(ODL-0.8*nt*cos(a)) ~~maximum allowed design pressure
2*20000*1*0.24*COS(0.165)/(12-0.8*0.24*COS(0.165)) = 801.8
CheckPMax = Pmax >= P
801.8 >= 50 = Acceptable
T provides a worst case required thickness for nozzle analysis for a nozzle located on the large end of the cone and located
on the long seam weld.
The UG-16(b) minimum thickness requirement has not been taken into consideration here.
Discontinuity checks which are required for each end of the cone when it is welded to a straight shell are not included
in this sheet.
This sheet cannot be used to check for allowable exterior pressure loads.
This sheet is for educational use only - use at your own risk.

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