GRD Journals- Global Research and Development Journal for Engineering | Volume 4 | Issue 5 | April 2019 ISSN: 2455-5703
Analysis of Life of Pressure Vessel S. Elangovan Student Department of Mechanical Engineering Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, (BIHER) Chennai, India S. Karthikeyan Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, (BIHER) Chennai, India
Rajesh Head - EHS Department of Environmental & Health Chennai
Abstract Pressure Vessels are storage tanks which were constructed to keep liquids, vapors, or gases at very high pressures, usually over 15 psig. Few Examples of general pressure storage tanks used in the petro refining and chemically processing companies include, but are not limited to, containers, boilers, and heat exchangers. Each storage tank has its own operating limits construct in by design that it is to work in the, referred to as its designed pressure and designed temperature. Operating outside of these type of limits could damage the equipments, potentially lead to loss of containment as otherwise catastrophic failure. Because of they working with in immense pressures and a ruptured pressure vessel could be incredibly high dangerous and leading to poison gas leaks, fires, and even explosions can happen. For these reasons, pressure vessel safety is high imperative. There are several standards and practices that cover the construction, maintenance, and inspection of pressure vessels. The Chief among these standards are ASME Section VIII and API 510. Corrosion forming over the life of a storage tank is catered for by a corrosion limit, the design value of which depends upon the storage tank duty and the corrosiveness of its content. Keywords- Pressure Vessel, Pressure Vessel Types, Horizontal Pressure Vessel, Vertical Pressure Vessel, Tower, Reactor, Spherical Tank
I. INTRODUCTION Pressure storage tanks are compressed gas storage tanks designed to hold gases as otherwise liquids at a pressure substantially differ from the ambient pressure. They are having many variety of applications in companies, including in oil refineries, nuclear reactors, gas reservoirs, etc. An aircraft fuselage, a gas cylinder and a soda can, all are pressure vessels which must be designed to meet very specific requirements of integrity. The human arteries maintaining pressure in the circulatory manner like a balloon maintains pressure on the air within the system. The arteries therefore work as pressure tanks by maintaining pressure. Pressure vessels could be any shape, but shapes made of sections of spheres and cylinders were usually employed. A common design factor is a cylinder with end caps called heads. Head shapes are frequently hemispherical or dish.
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