Pressure Vessels: Design and Practice / Edition 1

by Somnath Chattopadhyay

Overview

With very few books adequately addressing ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, and other international code issues, Pressure Vessels: Design and Practice provides a comprehensive, in-depth guide on everything engineers need to know.

With emphasis on the requirements of the ASME this consummate work examines the design of pressure vessel components with explanations that clearly emphasize the inherent design principles and philosophy. Chapters thoroughly cover stresses in shells, covers and flanges, vessel supports, and includes reviews of fatigue and fracture mechanics, structural stability, and limit analysis. With equations and procedures for designing the main parts of pressure vessels, this volume is a convenient resource and reference.

Pressure Vessels: Design and Practice covers the basic theories and principles behind the stress limiting conditions in the codes. It is also a practical guide for designing and building pressure vessels of all types. Not just a 'cookbook,' this volume allows you to trace the origin of the design equations used in the construction codes, offering a valuable, physical insight into the design process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849313691
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/28/2004
Series:	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series , #25
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview of pressure vessels, Chapter 2 Pressure vessel design philosophy, Chapter 3 Structural design criteria, Chapter 4 Stress categories and stress limits, Chapter 5 Design of cylindrical shells, Chapter 6 Design of heads and covers, Chapter 7 Design of nozzles and openings, Chapter 8 Fatigue assessment of pressure vessels, Chapter 9 Bolted flange connections, Chapter 10 Design of vessel supports, Chapter 11 Simplified inelastic methods in pressure vessel design, Chapter 12 Case studies, Appendix A Review of solid mechanics, Appendix B Review of fatigue and fracture mechanics, Appendix C Limit analysis