UID:
almahu_9948025781902882
Format:
1 online resource (206 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-79608-5
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9786611796082
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0-08-055918-2
Content:
Written from the practitioner's perspective, this book is designed as a companion for engineers who are working in the field and faced with various problems related to pressure vessels and stacks, such as: modification, retrofitting existing pressure vessels or stacks to either enhance process capability, lift, move or replace damaged equipment. This makes the book a valuable guide for new engineers who need to develop a feel for these types of operations or more experienced engineers who wish to acquire more useful tips, this handy manual provides the readers with rules of thumbs and tips to
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Pressure Vessel and Stacks Field Repair Manual; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Chapter 1. Systems of Units; Getting Familiar with Metric SI Units; Other Important Metric SI Units Used in Mechanics; Units for Stress and Pressure; A Warning About Combining Metric SI Units; Units for Energy; The Unit of Toughness; Chapter 2. Handy Pressure Vessel Formulas; Cylindrical Shells; Spherical Shell or Hemispherical Head; Elliptical Head; Torispherical Head; Conical Sections; Handy Formulas for Computing Head Weights; ASME F&D Head Weights; Hemispherical Head Weights
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Partial Volumes and Pressure Vessel CalculationsChapter 3. Dynamic Response of Pressure Vessels and Stacks; Flow-Induced Vibration-Impeding Devices; Guy Cables, Remediation Devices, and Support of Flare Stacks; Chapter 4. Wind Loadings on Pressure Vessels and Stacks; The Velocity Pressure Distribution, q[sub(z)]; Wind Directionality Factor, K[sub(d)]; Velocity Pressure Coefficient, K[sub(z)]; Topographic Factor, K[sub(zt)]; Basic Wind Speed, V; Importance Factor, I; Gust-Effect Factor, G; The Projected Area Normal to the Wind, A[sub(f)]; Chapter 5. Pressure Vessel Internal Assessment
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Forces on Internal ComponentsLined Plates and Internal Components; Helpful Structural Formulations; Internal Expansion Joints; Chapter 6. Safety Considerations for Lifting and Rigging; The Concept of a Ton Weighs Heavy When Lifting; Maximum Capacity of Slings; Bridles and Center of Gravity (CG); Lift Categories; Preparing for the Lift; American National Standard Institute (ANSI) Safety Codes; Chapter 7. Lifting and Tailing Devices; Impact Factor; Tension at Net Section; Hoop Tension-Splitting Failure Beyond Hole; Double Plane Shear Failure; Out-of-Plane Instability (Dishing) Failure
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Bearing FailurePin Hole Doubler Plates; Multiple Loads on Lifting and Tail Lugs; Trunnions; Chapter 8. Assessing Weld Attachments; A Few Words About Reinforcing Pads and Lifting Lugs; Chapter 9. Rigging Devices; Blocks; Selection of a Block; Lifting and Erecting Pressure Vessels and Stacks; Shackles; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7506-8766-5
Language:
English
