MECHANICAL STANDARDS TEMA CLASS R C B

SECTION 5

TABLE RCB-7.133
TUBESHEET THICKNESS FOR SHEAR
Note: Must be calculated for shell side or
tube side pressure, whichever is
controlling.

0 = Outside tube diameter, Pitch = Tube spacing,

inches (mm). For integrally
center-to-center, inches
finned tubes, the OD of the
(mm).
tube in the tubesheet shall be
used.

= Code allowable stress in

tension, psi (kPa). For
tubesheet material at design
metal temperature. (See
parag raph RCB-1 .42.)

p
(a)

Design pressure, psi (kPa), shell side ar tu be

side, corrected far vacuum when present an
appasite side, ar differential pressure when
specified by custamer

(b)

Design pressure, psi (kPa), shell side ar tu be

side, carrected far vacuum when present on
oppasite side, or differential pressure when
specified by custamer

(e)

C=

Perimeter of tube layout

measured stepwise in
increments of one
tube-to-tube pitch
center-to-center of the
outermost tubes, in
inches (mm). See Figure
RCB-7.133

total area enclosed by e

in square inches (mm 2).
See Figure RCB-7.133

Design pressure, psi (kPa), shell side ar tube

side, corrected far vacuum when present an
oppasite side, or differential pressure when
specified by custamer, ar for fixed tubesheet
type units, as defined in paragraphs RCB-7.163
thru RCB-7.165

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