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compared with the allowable stress. If it is safe then for result of stresses at the tubesheet, shell and channel are
different thickness of tubesheet, shell and channel the table calculated from this software. Fig. 3.1 shows the model
is prepared from which optimum case is selected for made in PVElite software. PVElite software generates the
validation. This optimized case is validated in PVElite and results in the form of different stresses as output. The
ANSYS software. If results are compared then this case is stresses generated are tubesheet bending stresses, tubesheet
consider as final optimum case else consider second case shear stresses, shell to tubesheet junction, channel to
for validation. tubesheet junction and axial membrane stress in shell
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Table 3.3 : Tubesheet Data 3.2.3 Different Steps of UHX-13 of ASME Code to
Tubesheet Data Design Tubesheet
Tubesheet Type Fixed Conf. A
Some of the important steps of UHX-13 are given below.
Thickness h 250 mm
Outside Dia. A 982 mm The Tubesheet Bending Stress [Sigma]:
Area Of The Untubed Lanes AL 0 mm 2 = (1.5 * Fm / mu* ) * (2 * ao/(h - h'g))2 * Pe
SA-213
Material The Tubesheet Average Shear Stress [Tau]:
TP304H
= ( 1 / ( 2*mu ) ) * ( ao/h ) * Pe
Table 3.4 : Tube Data
The Shell Bending Stress due to Joint Interaction:
Tube Data = 6*ks/ts1² {betas[deltaS*Ps + as²*PstarS/(Esb*ts1)] + 6(1
- nu*²)/(E*)(ao/h)³(1 + h*betas/2)[Pe(Zv + Zm*Q1) +
No. Of Tube Holes Nt 736
2/ao² * Zm * Q2 ]}
Tube wall thickness et 1.24 mm
19.05 Shell Stress Summation
Tube outside Dia. D
mm |Sigmasm| + |Sigmasb| =<SPSsb
23.812
Tube Pitch P
mm Channel Bending Stress due to Joint Interaction:
Material SA-213 TP304H = 6kc/tc²{betac[deltaC * Pt + ac²/(Ec*tc)* P*c] - 6(1 -
nu*²)/(E*)(ao/h)³(1 + h*betac/2) * [Pe(Zv + Zm*Q1) +
3.2.2 Tubesheet Diagram 2/ao²*Zm*Q2] }
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Table 4.2 Validation for junction stress 4.3 Validation
SR. Method ASME Code PVElite ANSYS
NO. (Software (Software The case 4 is selected as optimized case in this project
(Mathematical
Method) Method) from PVElite analysis. It is necessary to validate the stress
Method)
Stresses N/mm2 N/mm2 produced at the shell to tubesheet junction. The changes
N/mm2 made in the design of the previous general case in ANSYS
1 Shell to 33.0775 31.937 25.736 14.0 according to the case 4.After solving the model in
tubesheet the ANSYS it shows the result as shown in fig. 4.2 for the
Junction junction of shell and tubesheet.
As from the methodology the different cases are studied to The maximum stresses produced at the junction of shell
obtain optimized thickness by varying the thickness as and tubesheet is 27.073 N/mm2. It is shown by the red
shown in table 4.3. color in the above fig. and minimum stresses with the blue
The result pass and fail is made on the stresses generated color. This stresses are validated with the stresses
on the heat exchanger in PVElite software. produced by the PVElite software showing 29.39 N/mm2
Case 1 is having the details that are given by the Aker shown in table 4.4.
Solutions Company. In case 2, 3, 4 varied the tubesheet
Table 4.4 Validation for stresses for optimized case
thickness (T1 & T2) and checked the results whereas in
case 5 & 6 varied the shell and channel thickness (C1, C2,
S1 & S2). From the table 4 it is conclude that the case 4 is SR. Method PVElite ANSYS
optimized case for selection of shell and tube heat NO. (Software (Software
exchanger as weight is directly proportional to the cost. Method) Method)
Stresses N/mm2 N/mm2
Acknowledgments
References
[1] Feng Qing-xiao, “Discussions for the Integral Joint
Structure of Tubesheet to Shell on Tubular Heat
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