How do people calculate the weight when designing pressure vessels?
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How is the weight of those flanges, nozzles, end caps, tube sheets, etc. calculated? Is it by referring to standards? But doesn’t the weight vary depending on the material used? Thank you to the kind person who explained this to me; I am extremely grateful
It seems you’re a beginner; this is very simple
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I can definitely answer your question without having to look up any standards
How was it done? I really want to know too
For standard flanges and end caps, the relevant standards can be referred to; for nozzles and tube sheets, a small program can be created in Excel – by entering the parameters into it, the weight can be calculated, eliminating the need to do this repeatedly.
Guys upstairs, I’m a newbie here; my university major was automation. Could you please be more helpful and send me something useful, like a small software or something? It definitely adds points,,, thank you. I have another question. The materials are different. The densities are different. Is checking the standard weight reliable?
Reply to 7# haisiran: The weights of standard flanges and heads can be found in the standards. The calculation for the weight of the payload can be downloaded by searching on the forum.
For the weight of end caps, we refer to relevant standards. However, I’m a bit confused: the weights specified in those standards seem to be for carbon steel, and the same values are used for stainless steel as well. Wouldn’t that mean the weight should be lower?
Indeed, there are some materials that cannot be evaluated using standard criteria; for example, nickel and titanium. You can simply divide the standard quality value by 7.85 and then multiply by the specific gravity of that material – that’s how I calculate it
Although I’m poor, I still persist in giving ratings. It’s just that there’s a lack of (understanding/comprension). Thank you all for helping out and assisting me in searching; I’m checking to see if there are any suitable calculation tools available