CALCULATION SHEET FOR EXPANSION JOINT

(AS PER EJMA 1998 EDITION 7)

DESIGN CONDITION OF THE EQUIPMENT
DESIGN PRESSURE(MPa) DESIGN TEMPERATURE()
SHELL SIDE 0.45 325
TUBE SIDE 0.45 300
MATERIAL OF EXPANSION JOINT: A240 304
STRUCTURE DIMENSION SHOW AS FIG.1

Db=2400

R=45 Lt=12

L=244 q=220

t=8

Di=2700

FIG.1
SYMBOL:
Db= 2400 mm Structure parameter(see figure.1)
R= 45 mm Structure parameter(see figure.1)
t= 8 mm Structure parameter(see figure.1)
L= 244 Structure parameter(see figure.1)
Di= 2700 mm Structure parameter(see figure.1)
q= 220.00 mm Structure parameter(see figure.1)
Lt= 12 mm Structure parameter(see figure.1)
n= 1 Number of waves
Ebt= 171457.65 Mpa Modulus of elasticity for bellows at design temp.
k= 0.06 Coefficient
tc= 0 mm Thickness of stiffening ring
Ec= 0 Mpa Modulus of elasticity for stiffening ring material
Lc= 0 mm Length of stiffening ring material
Dc= 0 mm Diameter of stiffening ring material
w= 150.00 mm Difference of expansion bellows hight and thickness
 Dm= 2558.00 mm Main diameter of expansion bellows waves
tp= 7.75 mm Fact thickness of expansion bellows (after formed)
f1= 0.73 Coefficient
f2= 0.71 Coefficient
Cp= 0.58 As per fig 24(EJMA 1998 EDITION 7)
Tm= 190 Shell metal temperature along shell length
tm= 144 Tube metal temperature along tube length
AMB= 20 Ambient temperature
l= 5800 mm Length of tubes
t= 1.65E-05 mm/mm/ Coefficient of thermal for tube material
s= 1.72E-05 mm/mm/ Coefficient of thermal for shell material
e= 5.14 mm Axial displacement of one wave
Cf= 1.8 As per fig 25(EJMA 1998 EDITION 7)
Eb= 194987 Mpa Modulus of elasticity for bellows at AMB.
Cd= 2.1 As per fig 26(EJMA 1998 EDITION 7)
Cwb= 1 Joint efficiency
Cm= 2 Strength coefficient for bellows at creep temp.
Sab= 113.44 Mpa Allowable stress for bellows material at design temp
Sy= 125.84 Mpa Yield strength for bellows material at design temp.
K2= 85.32 Coefficient
K4= 5.61 Coefficient
= 0.022 Coefficient
= 2.00 Coefficient
S1= 3.91 Mpa Bellows tangent circumferential membrane stress due to pressure

S2= 38.39 Mpa Bellows circumferential membrane stress due to pressure

S3= 4.36 Mpa Bellows meridional membrane stress due to pressure
S4= 48.90 Mpa Bellows meridional bending stress due to pressure
S5= 4.96 Mpa Bellows meridional membrane stress due to deflecti
S6= 274.13 Mpa Bellows meridional bending stress due to deflection
Psi= 0.53 Mpa Limit design pressure
THE STABILITY OF EXPANSION JOINT JUDGEMENT:
P<=Psi ,so the stability of expansion joint is ok
THE STRESS OF THE BELLOWS JUDGEMENT:
S1= 3.91 Mpa CwbSab 113.44 S1<=CwbSab ,OK
S2= 38.39 Mpa CwbSab 113.44 S2<=CwbSab ,OK
S3= 4.36 Mpa
CmSab 226.88 S3+S4<=CmSab,OK
S4= 48.90 Mpa
S5= 4.96 Mpa check the
2Sy 251.68
S6= 274.13 Mpa fatigur life
BELLOWS THEORATICAL AXIAL ELASTIC SPRING RATE:
fui= 57107.88 N/mm
THE EXPANSION BELLOWS FATIGUR LIFE CHECK:
St= 316.37 Mpa St=0.7(S3+S4)+(S5+S6)
a= 3.40 Constant as per fig 28(EJMA 1998 EDITION 7)
b= 54000.00 Constant as per fig 28(EJMA 1998 EDITION 7)
c= 1860000.00 Constant as per fig 28(EJMA 1998 EDITION 7)
Nc= infinity times
N= 1000 TIMES OK
FORMULAS TABLE:
Lt q

k= D m=D b +w+nt Db q
1.5 D b t t p =t f 1= f 2=
Dm 2w 2.2 Dm t p
Dm 2
Cp
e =l ( s ( T m AMB ) t ( t m AMB ) )

K4
K 2=
2 nt p [ 1
0 .571+2 /q
a
] K 4=
[]
2n tp
c
=
3K2
2
=1+2 + ( 12 +4 ) 2 4 0.5
Nc=
S t b( )
P ( D b +nt ) 2 L t Eb k PD m 1 Pw
2 nt 0. 571+2 /q )
(
S1= S 2= S 3=
2 ( ntE b Lt ( D b + nt ) + t c kEc Lc D c )
p
2 nt p
2 Eb t 2 e 5 Ebt p e 0. 51 S y Dm E b t 3 n
P w
S 4=
()
C
2n tp p
S5= 3
p
2 w Cf
S 6= 2
3 w Cd
Psi =
K2
f ui =1 .7
w Cf3
p