Rings

ASME Section VIII Division 1, 2023 Edition Metric (Appendix 46)

Component Stiffening Ring
Material SA-516 70 (II-D Metric p. 20, ln. 45)
Attached To Cone P4 (c.s)
Impact Fine Grain
Normalized PWHT
Tested Practice
No No No Yes
Design Design Design
Pressure (bar) Temperature (°C) MDMT (°C)
Internal 2.76 370
5
External 1.03 370
Ring Properties
Ring type Flat bar
Description F.B 100 x 25
Corrosion allowance 0 mm
Distance from ring
1,145 mm
neutral axis to datum
Distance to previous
1,580 mm
support
Distance to next
1,359.7 mm
support
Ring acts as large
No
ring\bulkhead
Internal ring No
Max depth to
12
thickness ratio
Ring distance to
50 mm
centroid
Ring area 25 cm2
Ring inertia 208.33 cm4
Design ring to
increase allowable
No
longitudinal
compressive stress
Welds
Weld configuration Continuous both sides
Fillet weld leg size 7 mm
Vessel thickness at
25 mm
weld location, new
Vessel corrosion
allowance at weld 3 mm
location
Stiffener thickness at
25 mm
weld location
 Material Toughness Requirements
Governing thickness, tg = 25 mm
Exemption temperature from Figure UCS-66 Curve B = -1.5°C
Stress ratio = 3.18*1 / (25 - 3 - 0) = 0.1447
Rts ≤ 0.35, MDMT = -105°C
Material is exempt from impact testing at the Design MDMT of 5°C.

Division 2 4.4.5.2(b) Stiffener Ring Sizing for External Design Pressure

Mx = Ls / (Ro*t)0.5
Ch = 0.55*t / Do for Mx ≥ 2*(Do / t)0.94 (4.4.19)
Ch = 1.12*Mx-1.058 for 13 < Mx < 2*(Do / t)0.94 (4.4.20)
Ch = 0.92/(Mx-0.579) for 1.5 < Mx ≤ 13 (4.4.21)
Ch = 1 for Mx ≤ 1.5 (4.4.22)
Fhe = 1.6*Ch*Ey*t / Do (4.4.17)
n = {2*Do1.5 / (3*LB*t0.5)}0.5 (4.4.26)
Le = 1.1*(Do*t)0.5 (4.4.28)
Ireq = 1.5*Fhe*Ls*Rc2*t / {Ey*(n2 - 1)} (4.4.25)
IsC = Is + As*Zs2*{Le*t / (As + Le*t)} + Le*t3 / 12 (4.4.27)
External Pressure Hot & Corroded
Ls = (1,580 + 1,359.7) / 2 / cos[8.6606] = 1,486.8 mm
Mx = 1,486.8 / (897.57*5.27)0.5 = 21.627
13 < Mx = 21.627 < 2*(Do / t)0.94 = 480.5372
Ch = 1.12*21.627-1.058 = 0.0433
Fhe = 1.6*0.0433*17.93E+05*5.27 / 1,795.15 = 364.547 kgf/cm2
n = {2*1,795.151.5 / (3*4,070*5.270.5)}0.5 = 2.3301
Le = 1.1*(1,795.15*22)0.5 = 218.6 mm
Ireq = 1.5*364.547*1,486.8*915.82*5.27 /
45.2184 cm4
{17.93E+05*(2.33012 - 1)} / 10000 =
IsC = { 2,083,300 + 2,500*612*{218.6*22 / (2,500 +
839.8084 cm4
218.6*22)} + 218.6*223 / 12} / 10000 =
As IsC ≥ Ireq, a F.B 100 x 25 stiffener is adequate.

Division 2 4.4.5.2(d) Local Stiffener Geometry Requirements

h1 / t1 ≤ 0.375*(Ey / Sy)0.5 (4.4.32)
100 / 25 = 4 ≤ 0.375*(17.93E+05 / 1,917.067)0.5 = 11.4673 OK
 Division 2 4.4.5.2(f) Stiffener Ring Sizing for Shear
Mx = Ms = Ls / (Ro*t)0.5
Cv = 4.454 for Mx ≤ 1.5 (4.4.62)
Cv = (9.64 / Mx 2)*(1 + 0.0239*Mx 3)0.5 for 1.5 < Mx < 26 (4.4.63)
Cv = 1.492 / Mx0.5 for 26 ≤ Mx < 4.347*(Do / t) (4.4.64)
Cv = 0.716*(t / Do )0.5 for Mx ≥ 4.347*(Do / t) (4.4.65)
Ireq, shear = 0.184*Cv*Ms0.8*t3*Ls (4.4.38)
External Pressure Hot & Corroded
Ms = 1,486.8 / (897.57*5.27)0.5 = 21.627
1.5 < Mx = 21.627 < 26
Cv = (9.64 / 21.6272)*(1 + 0.0239*21.6273)0.5 = 0.3211
Ireq, shear = 0.184*0.3211*21.6270.8*5.273*1,486.8 / 10000 = 14.9994 cm4
IsC = 839.8084 cm4
As IsC ≥ Ireq, shear, a F.B 100 x 25 stiffener is adequate.
 Division 2 4.4.5.2 Stiffener Ring MAEP
4.4.5.2
Ls = (1,580 + 1,359.7) / 2 / cos[8.6606] = 1,486.8 mm
Mx = 1,486.8 / (897.57*14.43)0.5 = 13.0621
13 < Mx = 13.0621 < 2*(Do / t)0.94 = 186.2239
Ch = 1.12*13.0621-1.058 = 0.0739
Fhe = 1.6*0.0739*17.93E+05*14.43 / 1,795.15 = 1,703.762 kgf/cm2
Ae = 364.547 / 17.93E+05 = 9.5041E-04
D1 = 993.902(1 / 0.2054 - 1) / (2*0.2054*6,884.589(1 / 0.2054)) = 1.3909E-08
D2 = -1 / 2*(1 / (6,884.589(1 / 0.2054)))*(993.902(1 / 0.2054)*{2 / (0.2802*(4,925.23 - 1,917.067))}*{1 - (tanh[-0.295])2} + 1
1.3896E-08
/ 0.2054*993.902(1 / 0.2054 - 1) *tanh[-0.295]) =
D3 = 993.902(1 / 0.3665 - 1) / (2*0.3665*10,264.663(1 / 0.3665)) = 1.6504E-07
D4 = 1 / 2*(1 / (10,264.663(1 / 0.3665)))*(993.902(1 / 0.3665)*{2 / (0.2802*(4,925.23 - 1,917.067))}*{1 - (tanh[-0.295])2} +1
-1.6483E-07
/ 0.3665*993.902(1 / 0.3665 - 1) *tanh[-0.295]) =
Et = (1 / 1,792,661.167 + 1.9783E-07 + 1.9765E-07 + 2.3474E-06 + -2.3444E-06)-1 = 10.46E+05 kgf/cm2
Fic / Et = 993.902 / 10.46E+05 = 9.5041E-04
FS = 2
Fha = 993.902 / 2 = 496.951 kgf/cm2
Pa = 2*487.34*14.43 / 1,795.15 = 7.84 bar
n = {2*1,795.151.5 / (3*4,070*14.430.5)}0.5 = 2
Le = 1.1*(1,795.15*22)0.5 = 218.6 mm
Ireq = 1.5*1,703.762*1,486.8*907.442*14.43 / {17.93E+05*(22 - 1)} / 10000 = 839.8084 cm4
4.4.5.2(f)
1.5 < Mx = 13.0621 < 26
Cv = (9.64 / 13.06212)*(1 + 0.0239*13.06213)0.5 = 0.4162
Ireq, shear = 0.184*0.4162*13.06210.8*14.433*1,486.8 / 10000 = 267.5651 cm4
Available Area and Inertia
As = 25 cm2
IsC = { 2,083,300 + 2,500*612*{218.6*22 / (2,500 + 218.6*22)} + 218.6*223 / 12} / 10000 = 839.8084 cm4
MAEP = 7.84 bar

Weld Sizing per Figures 4.2.2 and 4.2.3

attachment fillet weld leg size, a ≥ 0.25*t
External Pressure Hot & Corroded
a= 7 mm ≥ 0.25*25 = 6.25 mm OK