Does anyone have any information on the design of the outer half tube?
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Does anyone have detailed information on the design of the outer half-shaft? I’m just starting to learn *design, so there are many things I don’t understand. Thank you
Specific provisions are given in the appendices of ASME VIII-1 standard.
HG20585 also features a half-tube design
Comprehensive Book on Chemical Equipment Design – Design aspects related to semi-tubes in mixing equipment design
1. Calculation of the outer half-pipe, 2. Selection of the half-pipes and their spacing, 3. Welding grooves for joining the half-pipes to the shell, 4. Inspection of the welds between the half-pipes and the shell, 5. Inspection of the butt welds between the half-pipes, 6. Mock up testing. Semi-tube manufacturing (vessel semi-tubes and head semi-tubes)