Exchanger Tube Min Thickness
Exchanger Tube Min Thickness
Exchanger Tube Min Thickness
Calculations of Min Required Thickness of Shell and Tube Heat exchanger Tubes
1 This sheet prepared based on rules of ASME BPVC Sec. VIII div.1, edition 2019 and TEMA 10th Edition
2 Sheet is locked to protect the equations from un-intended editing.
3 The sheet key is that yellow cells are the input cells, no other cells shall be edited
4 Allowable stresses fto be checked from ASME Sec. II part D, Metric and entered manually to the sheet
5 Extrenal pessure calculation factors (A and B) to be checked from ASME Sec. II Part D and to be enterd manually
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2 ASME BPVC SEC. VIII Div.1- Edition 2019 Prepared By: Baher Elsheikh
3 Developped By: Baher Elsheikh Date: 7-Oct.-2021
4 Input Calculated Vlaue Hint * Inputs and Calculations in Metric Units *
5 Vessel Data
6 Equipment Tag / Description 1E-1001 / Process Cooler
7 Plant / Unit /
8 Reference Project TA 2021
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10 Dimensions
11 Tube Outside Diameter (Do) 19.05 mm 0.75 in
12 Tube length (Ls) 6105 mm 240.35 in
13 Corrosion Allowance (CA) 0 mm 0.00 in
14 Tube nominal thickness (tn) 2.4 mm 0.09 in
15 Shell internal diamter (Ds) 870 mm 34.25 in
16 Length between lines of supports (Fig. UG-28.1) (L) 6105 mm 240.35 in
17 Is Vessel horizontal (H) or Vertical (V) V
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62 Design tube Thickness (t), Max (ta,tb) (t) 1.94 mm 0.08 in t>tn ... SAFE UNDER External shell side PRESSURE CASE
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64 Thickness at U bends
65 Min tube Thickness before bedning (t0)
66 t0= t*(1+D0/C*Rb) 2.12 mm 0.08 in t>tn ... SAFE , ACCEPTED THICKNESS
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68 Available margin over min required thickness % of nominal Thk. 11.54% Tight Margin …. <20%
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