Am designing a low-pressure vessel that will have a flat bottom head anchored to a concrete pad, and need to evaluate for seismic effects. Is there any way to get a seismic code report without putting in a support system?
Yes, I realize this is more an API 650 situation but we're still...
Am presently trying to set up a model in EPANET for a water supply system to some cyclone cleaner banks. Dilution water is pumped from a tank to several cyclone cleaner systems. I have two questions:
1) How do I determine a minor loss coefficient for a reducer (or expansion) in a pipe? The...
I am running some sizing calculations for explosion hatches on a chlorine dioxide storage tank, using NFPA 68 methods to size the explosion hatches. Equation 7.2.1.1 has a term bar1/2 (square root of bar). Is this the same as (Po + 1)1/2 in 7.2.1b, or is bar1/2 the units?
The question has come up as to whether reinforcement pads are required when guy wires are connected to a API 650 storage tank roof via a lug. The lug is a vertical plate welded to the roof that has a hole in it for the guy wire.
I've looked at API 650 and it does not appear to address...
I am working on an API 2000 fire relief analysis for a methanol tank. If a fire occurred outside the tank, the heat would travel through the tank wall and transfer into the liquid methane inside the tank, eventually causing the methanol to boil. I need to know if methanol vapor would vent or...
I'm working on minimum thickness calculations on a rectangular tank that has a v-shaped bottom. I know how to analyze the vertical sidewalls, but how do I determine the minimum thickness of the v-shaped sections?
What is the best way to determine the minimum bottom plate thickness on a flat-bottom tank designed to API 620 specifications?
It is on a concrete slab and anchored down. Using 5.10.2.1 does not work since R1 and R2 both become infinity with a flat plate.
