Connection of the tube sheet, which also serves as a flange, to the shell
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This post was last edited by zjq1962 on 2021-7-5 08:08. Fixed tube sheet heat exchanger, where the tube sheet serves as a flange as well. 1. Does the tube sheet count as a device flange? 2. Is surface inspection required for Class C joints between the tube sheet and the shell?
The tube sheet also serves as a flange; it shall be calculated as a tube sheet. Class C welds are inspected in accordance with the standards.
The tube sheet also serves as a flange; it is designed as a tube sheet, and during calculations it is treated as a shell-side flange. Class C welds are inspected in accordance with the standards.
The shell-side flange and the tube sheet serving as a flange are two different things
Fixed tube sheet heat exchanger, where the tube sheet serves as a flange as well; please take a look at the calculation documents – the tube sheet is calculated based on an equivalent flange
Take a look at page 57 of 151: what is the shell side flange?