Pressure Vessel Handbook, 14th Edition

Book Synopsis:

The Pressure Vessel Handbook covers design and construction methods of pressure vessels made of carbon steel. The Handbook reflects the continuous revisions of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1; as well as ANSI standards, API specifications, piping codes, and pressure vessel laws. The book contains 460 illustrations, 95 tables, and 30 charts.

Table Of Contents:

Part I: Design and Construction of Pressure Vessels
Vessels under internal pressure
Vessels under external pressure
Design of tall towers
Vessel supports
Openings
Nozzle loads
Reinforcement at the junction of cone to cylinder
Welding of pressure vessels
Regulations, specifications
Materials of foreign countries
Welded tanks
Piping codes
Rectangular tanks
Corrosion
Miscellaneous
Painting of steel surfaces

Part II: Geometry and Layout of Pressure Vessels

Geometrical formulas
Geometrical problems and construction
Solution of right triangles
Optimum vessel size
Flat rings made of sectors
Frustum of concentric cone
Frustum of eccentric cone
Bent and mitered pipes
Intersections
Drop at the intersection of vessel and nozzle
Table for locating points on 2:1 ellipsoidal heads
Length of arcs
Circumferences and areas of circles
Appurtenances

Part III: Measures and Weights

Table of properties of pipes, tubes
Dimensions of heads, flanges, long welding necks, welding fittings, screwed couplings
Weight of shells and heads, pipes and fittings, flanges, openings, packing and insulation, plates, circular plates, bolts
Volume of shells and heads, partial volumes in horizontal cylinders, partial volumes in ellipsoidal and spherical heads
Conversion tables

Part IV: Design of Steel Structures

Stress and strain formulas
Properties of sections
Center of gravity
Beam formulas
Design of welded joints
Example calculations
Bolted connections

Part V: Miscellaneous

Abbreviations
Codes, standards, specifications
List of organizations
Literature
Definitions
Index