1 Flexible Saddle Peak Stress 1.

1 27-Oct-08 Page 19 of 23
2 L.S. Ong - Journal PVT Nov 1995 www.pveng.com
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4 Horizontal Retention Tank <- Vessel Saddle Peak Stress <- Description
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tc A C A
9 Bp
OD
10 tp 174º
11 90º 150º
tp
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16 See program "Flexible Saddle" for the proper design of this saddle
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18 Dimensions
19 96.000 <- OD - Outside Diameter (inch) 2Beta = 120º Fixed
20 0.3125 <- tc - Nominal Wall Thickness (inch) Alpha = 12º Fixed
21 0.375 <- tp - Wear Plate Thickness (inch)
22 96.000 <- Saddle Spacing - C (inch)
23 13.500 <- Overhang - A (inch)
24 12.000 <- Width - Bp (inch)
25 23,500 <- Weight on one saddle, Q (lbs)
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27 Length = C + 2*A = 96 + 2*13.5 Length = 123.00

28 R = (OD-tc)/2 = (96 - 0.3125)/2 R = 47.84
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30 Graph Factors
31 AlphaA = (A/R)*Sqrt(tc/r) = (13.5/47.84375)*Sqrt(0.3125/47.84375) AlphaA = 0.023
32 AlphaB = (Bp/R)*Sqrt(tc/r) = (12/47.84375)*Sqrt(0.3125/47.84375) AlphaB = 0.020
33 AlphaC = (C/R)*Sqrt(tc/r) = (96/47.84375)*Sqrt(0.3125/47.84375) AlphaC = 0.162
34 AlphaS = AlphaB^0.33*(tp/tc) = 0.02^0.33*(0.375/0.3125) AlphaS = 0.327
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36 Lookup Factors (interpolated)

37 Ka = From graph "Fig. 1 - Support location factor" Ka = 0.339
38 Kb = From graph "Fig. 2 - Support width factor" Kb = 1.787
39 Kc = From graph "Fig. 3 - Support spacing factor" Kc = 0.885
40 Ks1 = From graph "Fig. 4 - Stress reduction factor at wear plate" Ks1 = 0.211
41 Ks2 = From graph "Fig. 4 - Stress reduction factor at wear plate" Ks2 = 0.548
42 Ks = Max(Ks1,Ks2) = Max(0.211 , 0.548) Ks = 0.548
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44 Stress
45 Basic Stress = (Q/t^2) * sqrt(tc/r) = 19448
= (23500 / 0.3125^2) * sqrt(0.3125 / 47.844)
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48 Stress = Basic Stress * Ka * Kb * Kc * Ks Stress = 5701

49 = 19448 * 0.339 * 1.787 * 0.885 * 0.548 Max circ stress in the saddle region
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