A certain pressure vessel manufacturer avoids doing reinforcements calculations for openings by always providing a reinforcing pad extending upto double the diameter of the opening and of the same material and thickness as that of the shell wall. If area compensation is accepted as a code guideline, his approach leads to safe design
Options
A. only if the opening is on spherical vessel.
B. only if the opening is on a vertical cylinderical vessel.
C. only if the opening is on a horizontal cylinderical vessel.
D. irrespective of the shape of the vessel.
Correct Answer
irrespective of the shape of the vessel.
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