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.
More questions
1. Wall thickness of schedule 40 pipe as compared to that of schedule 80 pipe is
Options
A. more
B. less
C. same
D. cither (a) or (b); depends upon the I.D. of the pipe