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Topics: Bolted joints , Finite element methods , Gaskets , Pressure , Sealing (Process) , Shapes , Flange connections , Stress , Leakage , Bolted flanges

An Update on Improved Flange Design Methods

Warren Brown

PVP 2007; 33-43doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26643

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Topics: Design methodology , Flanges , Design , Creep , Gaskets , Leakage , Resolution (Optics)

The Effect of Bolt Size on the Assembly Nut Factor

Warren Brown, Luc Marchand, Arnaud E´vrard, David Reeves

PVP 2007; 45-50doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26644

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Topics: Manufacturing , ASTM International , High temperature , Molybdenum , Nickel , Pipes , Pressure vessels , Stress , Testing , Torque

An Update on Selecting the Optimum Bolt Assembly Stress for Piping Flanges

Warren Brown, David Reeves

PVP 2007; 51-57doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26649

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Topics: Flanges , Manufacturing , Pipes , Stress , Gaskets , Finite element analysis , Leakage , Carbon steel , Compression , Deformation

Bolted Flange Joints Under External Moments: An Analysis Using the Compound Gasket Approach for Spiral Wound Gaskets

Trevor G. Seipp, Christopher Reichert, Barry Messer

PVP 2007; 59-65doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26841

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Topics: Bolted flanges , Gaskets , Pressure , Flanges , Design , Piping design , Piping systems , Temperature

Design and Analysis of Expansion Joints

The Design of Rectangular Metal Bellows

Robert K. Broyles

PVP 2007; 69-78doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26010

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Topics: Bellows (Equipment) , Design , Metals , Deflection , Expansion joints , Pressure , Stress , Acceptance criteria , Corners (Structural elements) , Ducts

Catastrophic Failure of Flex Hose Bellows Due to Lateral Offset and Internal Pressure

Dennis K. Williams

PVP 2007; 79-87doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26013

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Topics: Bellows (Equipment) , Buckling , Failure , Pressure

Linear and Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of an Exhaust Manifold With Included Bellows

Scott E. Steinbrink, Mahesh C. Aggarwal, Kapilla I. M. Shepherd

PVP 2007; 89-94doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26361

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Topics: Bellows (Equipment) , Exhaust manifolds , Finite element analysis , Modeling , Diesel engines , Stiffness , Stress

Materials, Fabrication, Installation, and Applied Mechanics Considerations in the Catastrophic Failure of a Flex Hose Bellows

Dennis C. Deegan, Dennis K. Williams

PVP 2007; 95-103doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26769

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Topics: Bellows (Equipment) , Buckling , Engineering mechanics , Failure , Manufacturing

Design and Analysis of Piping and Piping Components

Proposed Revision to Nuclear Piping Thermal Expansion Stress Limit

Gerry C. Slagis

PVP 2007; 107-113doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26102

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Topics: Pipes , Thermal stresses , Fatigue , Stress , Creep , Cycles , Failure mechanisms , Pressure , Relaxation (Physics) , Temperature

Effects of the Bend Angle and the Length of the Attached Straight Pipe on Plastic Loads for Pipe Bends

Chang-Sik Oh, Yun-Jae Kim

PVP 2007; 115-123doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26228

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Topics: Pipe bends , Pipes , Stress , Geometry , Plastics

Sensitivity of Stress-Strain Parameters in Leak-Before-Break Evaluations

Nathaniel G. Cofie, Robert O. McGill, G. Angah Miessi, Jim Wu

PVP 2007; 125-131doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26425

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Topics: Leak-before-break , Stress , Leakage , Stress-strain curves , Fracture mechanics , Mechanical properties , Pipe sizes , Pipes

Simplified Primary Stress Evaluation Procedure for Thinned Class 1 Piping Elbow

R. Balakrishnan, San Iyer

PVP 2007; 133-139doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26580

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Topics: Pipes , Stress , Inelastic analysis , Membranes , Bending (Stress) , Elastic analysis , Finite element analysis , Fitness-for-service

A Modelling Approach for Inter-Linked Feeder Pipes in CANDU Reactors

Nima Zobeiry, Wolf Reinhardt

PVP 2007; 141-151doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26701

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Topics: Modeling , Pipes , Fuels , Rods , Coolants , Creep , Damping , Radiation (Physics) , Seismic analysis , Stress

Design and Analysis of Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers and Components

A Simplified Approach to Finite Element Modeling of Anisotropic Screens

Sujay R. Krishnamurthy, William J. Koves

PVP 2007; 155-160doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26093

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Topics: Anisotropy , Finite element analysis , Modeling , Stress , Boundary-value problems , Buckling , Flow (Dynamics) , Materials properties , Plate theory , Pressure vessels

Determining an Acceptable Value of λ_c for Multi-Diameter and Multi-Thickness Pressure Vessels

Kenhaiya L. Bardia, Donald G. LaBounty

PVP 2007; 161-165doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26233

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Topics: Pressure vessels , Buckling , External pressure , Stress

Structural Analysis for Ethylene Oxide Reactor

Hee-Suk Woo, Yun-Seok Hong, Young-Soon Lim, Jung-Yean Park, Hee-Jae Ahn, Choong-Dong Lee

PVP 2007; 167-173doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26486

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Topics: ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code , Design , Earthquakes , Finite element analysis , Finite volume methods , Heat transfer , Ignition , Nozzles , Pressure , Safety

Technical Justification for Increasing Temperbead Welding Area Limits on Low Alloy Steel

Marcos L. Herrera, Shu S. Tang, Artie Peterson

PVP 2007; 175-183doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26647

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Topics: Alloy steel , Welding , Maintenance , Nuclear power stations , Overlays (Materials engineering) , Temperature , ASME Standards , Cavities , Gas tungsten arc welding , Inspection

Derivations for Hoop Stresses Due to Shock Waves in a Tube

Robert A. Leishear

PVP 2007; 185-194doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26722

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Topics: Hoop stress , Shock waves , Stress , Water hammer

Material Removal Simulation of Aluminum Compound Tubes With Incorporating Real Unloading Behavior

M. Mohammadi, G. H. Farrahi, S. H. Hoseini

PVP 2007; 195-201doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26740

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Topics: Aluminum compounds , Simulation , Autofrettage , Machining , Residual stresses , Aluminum alloys , Algorithms , Computer software , Finite element methods , Finite element model

Analysis and Comparison of Pad Reinforcement of Pressure Vessel by Elastic and Elastoplastic FEM

Lihua Liang, Zengliang Gao, Yangjian Xu, Kangda Zhang, Zhaohui Fan

PVP 2007; 203-209doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26780

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Topics: Finite element methods , Finite element model , Pressure vessels , Pipes , Stress , Nozzles , Shells , Stress analysis (Engineering) , Stress concentration , Constitutive equations

Elevated Temperature Design

Simplified Inelastic Time Independent (SITI) Method for Predicting Creep

Jeries J. Abou-Hanna, Osama Ali, Venkata Tatikonda, Timothy E. McGreevy

PVP 2007; 213-221doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26060

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Topics: Creep

Applications of Isochronous Data in Creep Analysis

Mingxin Zhao, William Koves

PVP 2007; 223-230doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26095

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Topics: Creep , Stress , High temperature , Inelastic analysis , Metals , Temperature , Thermal stresses

Applicability of Simplified Methods to Alloy 617 in Excess of 649°C

Timothy E. McGreevy, Jeries Abou-Hanna

PVP 2007; 231-247doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26672

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Topics: Alloys , Creep , Deformation , Pressure , Temperature , Temperature gradient

Fatigue, Fracture Mechanics and Damage

Corrosion Fatigue and Life Assessment of Tube Bends

Fred V. Ellis

PVP 2007; 251-260doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26025

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Topics: Corrosion , Fatigue , Pipe bends , Fracture (Materials) , Stress , Fracture (Process) , Cycles , Carbon steel , Failure , Failure mechanisms

The Effective Opening Area of a Uniform Stress Process Zone at Fracture Initiation

E. Smith

PVP 2007; 261-264doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26053

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Topics: Fracture (Materials) , Stress , Dimensions

Further Analysis of Warm Prestressing (WPS) Effects: Role of Local Stress and Strain

Jiri Novak

PVP 2007; 265-271doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26133

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Topics: Stress , Fracture toughness , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture (Process) , Steel , Alloys , Dislocations , Low temperature , Microcracks , Particulate matter

An Approximate Method for Determining the Limit Pressure of Piping Branch Junctions With d/D ≤ 0.5

K. S. Lee, D. N. Moreton, D. G. Moffat

PVP 2007; 273-280doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26138

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Topics: Junctions , Pipes , Pressure , Fracture (Materials) , Cylinders , Computation , Finite element analysis , Stress

Stress Intensity Factors of Various Surface Cracks Inside a Hollow Cylinder Under Steady State Thermal Striping

Toshiyuki Meshii, Kentaro Shibata

PVP 2007; 281-287doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26144

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Topics: Cylinders , Steady state , Stress , Surface cracks , Fracture (Materials) , Temperature , Thermal stresses , Transients (Dynamics) , Fluctuations (Physics) , Fluids

An Experimental Investigation Into Fatigue Characterization of Oil Platform Risers Under Variable Amplitude Loading

Mohammad Iranpour, Farid Taheri

PVP 2007; 289-299doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26235

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Topics: Fatigue , Offshore platforms , Pipeline risers , Risers (Casting) , Vortex-induced vibration

Insights Arising From a Comparison of the tanh and Exponential Fitting Methods for Charpy V-Notch Energy Data

MarjorieAnn EricksonKirk, Mark T. EricksonKirk, Stan Rosinski, Jack Spanner

PVP 2007; 301-317doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26305

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Topics: ASME Standards , Fittings , Fracture toughness , Nuclear reactors , Regulations , Steel , Surveillance , Temperature effects

Failure Analysis of Inlet Branch Pipes of a Reformer

Zhi-Ming Lu, Zeng-Liang Gao, Wei Zhang

PVP 2007; 319-323doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26386

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Topics: Failure , Failure analysis , Pipes , Steel , Stress corrosion cracking

Research on Stress Corrosion Cracking of a Reboiler Cylinder in Desulfuration System

Zhi-Ming Lu, Song-En Sheng, Zeng-Liang Gao

PVP 2007; 325-328doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26388

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Topics: Brittle fracture , Cylinders , Stress , Stress corrosion cracking

Life Prediction of a Discrete Multi-Layered Explosion Containment Vessel

Yongjun Chen, Ping Xu, Jinyang Zheng, Guide Deng, Xiaodan Wu, Yuanyuan Ma, Guoyou Sun

PVP 2007; 329-333doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26534

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Topics: Containment vessels , Explosions , Vessels

Effect of Stress Intensity Factor Estimation Scheme on the Failure Probability of RPV During Pressurized Thermal Shock

Kunio Onizawa, Kazuya Osakabe

PVP 2007; 335-341doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26549

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Topics: Cladding systems (Building) , Failure , Fracture (Materials) , Probability , Reactor vessels , Stress , Thermal shock

Experimental Evaluation of J Resistance Curves for Ductile Steels Using SE(T) Fracture Specimens

Sebastian Cravero, Claudio Ruggieri, Roberto Piovatto, Waldek W. Bose, Filho, Dirceu Spinelli

PVP 2007; 343-353doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26599

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Topics: Fracture (Materials) , Steel , Pipelines , American Petroleum Institute , Displacement , Experimental characterization , Fracture toughness , Manufacturing , Petroleum industry , Pipes

Effects of Weld Strength Mismatch on Estimation Procedures for J and CTOD Fracture Parameters Using SE(B) Specimens

Gustavo H. B. Donato, Claudio Ruggieri

PVP 2007; 355-364doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26611

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Topics: Fracture (Materials) , Displacement , Stress , Finite element analysis , Plane strain , Rotation , Welded joints

Stochastic Meshfree Method for Computational Fracture Mechanics

B. N. Rao, C. O. Arun, M. S. Siva Kumar

PVP 2007; 365-371doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26794

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Topics: Computer programming , Crack propagation , Design , Finite element analysis , Finite element methods , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture mechanics , Galerkin method , Geometry , Least squares approximations

Prediction of Fracture Resistance Behaviour Using Nonlocal Damage Model

M. K. Samal, M. Seidenfuss, E. Roos, B. K. Dutta, H. S. Kushwaha

PVP 2007; 373-380doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26815

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Topics: Damage , Damage mechanics , Fracture (Materials) , Design , Equilibrium (Physics) , Numerical analysis , Alloy steel , Computers , Continuum mechanics , Degrees of freedom

The Pressure-Temperature Limit Curve of System-Integrated Modular Advanced Reactor Against Nonductile Failure

Yoon-Suk Chang, Hyuk-Soo Chang, Sang-Min Lee, Jae-Boong Choi, Young-Jin Kim, Jin-Su Kim, Hae-Dong Chung, Kwang-Won Seul

PVP 2007; 381-388doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26837

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Topics: Failure , Pressure , Temperature , Design , ASME Standards , Finite element analysis , Nuclear reactor coolants , Seawater , Surface cracks

Scoping Analyses of Parameterized Cool-Down Transients Associated With Reactor Shutdown

T. L. Dickson, M. T. EricksonKirk

PVP 2007; 389-396doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26865

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Topics: Transients (Dynamics) , Regulations , Risk , Operating temperature , Pressure , Acceptance criteria , ASME Standards , Failure , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture mechanics

Inelastic and Nonlinear Analysis, Limit Load Analysis

Mechanical Buckling of Functionally Graded Cylindrical Shells Based on the First Order Shear Deformation Theory

Ramin Narimani, Mehdi Karami Khorramabadi, Payam Khazaeinejad

PVP 2007; 399-404doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26158

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Topics: Buckling , Pipes , Shear deformation , Stress , Shells , Compression , Dimensions , Equilibrium (Physics) , Hydrostatic pressure , Pressure

Shakedown Limit Load Determination for a Kinematically Hardening 90-Degree Pipe Bend Subjected to Constant Internal Pressure and Cyclic Bending

Hany F. Abdalla, Mohammad M. Megahed, Maher Y. A. Younan

PVP 2007; 405-413doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26170

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Topics: Hardening , Pipe bends , Pressure , Stress , Kinematics , Engineering simulation , Finite element analysis , Simulation , Accounting , Displacement

Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Collapse Loads of Cylindrical Shells Subjected to Combined Thermal Loads and External Pressures

Takuya Sato, Toshiyuki Hirosawa, Shunji Kataoka

PVP 2007; 415-421doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26191

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Topics: Collapse , External pressure , Finite element analysis , Pipes , Stress , Buckling , Deformation , Pressure , Shells , Temperature

Finite Element Analysis of a Compressor Housing Used in High Pressure Refrigeration System

Raul Bosco, Jr., Ricardo Alexandre Maciel, Miguel Mattar Neto, Carlos Alexandre J. Miranda

PVP 2007; 423-430doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26227

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Topics: Compressors , Finite element analysis , High pressure (Physics) , Refrigeration , Design , Safety , Acoustics , Compression , Computer-aided engineering , ASME Standards

Gross Plastic Deformation of a Hemispherical Head With Cylindrical Nozzle: A Comparative Study

Tomohiro Naruse, Donald Mackenzie, Duncan Camilleri

PVP 2007; 431-438doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26298

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Topics: Deformation , Nozzles , Stress , Design , Pressure , Work hardening

Elastic-Plastic Modeling of Hardening Materials Using a Corotational Rate Based on the Plastic Spin Tensor

Kamyar Ghavam, Reza Naghdabadi

PVP 2007; 439-446doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26426

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Topics: Deformation , Hardening , Modeling , Particle spin , Rotation , Spin (Aerodynamics) , Tensors

Piping and Equipment Dynamics and Dynamic Response Analysis

Helmholtz Absorbers: Experiments in Controlling Resonant Pulsation Without the Use of Orifice Plates

Eugene L. Broerman, Mitchel A. Smolik, Christine M. Scrivner

PVP 2007; 449-456doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26246

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Topics: Plates (structures) , Resonance , Pipes , Acoustics , Compressors , Cylinders , Doors , Horsepower , Nozzles , Pressure drop

Interpreting Surge Analysis Results

S. M. McGuffie, M. A. Porter

PVP 2007; 457-463doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26676

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Topics: Surges , Transients (Dynamics) , Liquefied natural gas , Pressure , Filters , Filtration , Noise (Sound) , Pipelines , Valves , Waves

Estimation of Point Vibration Loads From Field Measurements for Industrial Piping

S. Saha

PVP 2007; 465-471doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26809

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Topics: Pipes , Stress , Vibration , Compressors , Excitation

Safety Requirements for the Second High-Pressure and Large-Diameter West-East Gas Pipeline

Chuanjing Zhuang

PVP 2007; 473-480doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26823

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Topics: High pressure (Physics) , Pipelines , Safety , Fracture (Materials) , Stress , China , Reliability , Accidents , American Petroleum Institute , Base metals

Stress Classification and Design-by-Analysis Methodologies

Serviceability Characterization of Composite Storage Tanks

Vladimir M. Shkolnikov

PVP 2007; 483-492doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26099

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Topics: Composite materials , Maintainability , Storage tanks , Design , Fatigue properties , Polymer composites , Safety , Service life (Equipment) , Structural design , Temperature

Evaluation of “Linearized” Stresses Without Linearization

Andrzej T. Strzelczyk, San S. Ho

PVP 2007; 493-498doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26357

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Topics: Stress , Vessels , Stress concentration , Finite element analysis , Shells , Modeling , Nozzles , Pressure , ASME Standards , Density

Damage Behavior of Joined Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Pipe Under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading

Pierre Mertiny, Kerstin Ursinus

PVP 2007; 499-504doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26774

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Topics: Damage , Fibers , Pipes , Polymers

Stress Categorization Using the Reference Two-Bar Structure

M. M. Hossain, R. Adibi-Asl, R. Seshadri

PVP 2007; 505-515doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26784

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Topics: Stress , Finite element analysis , Pressure , Pressure vessels , Boilers , Design , Engineering standards , Pipes

Thermal Stresses in Vessels, Piping, and Components

Finite-Element Simulations and Probabilistic Fracture Assessments of the Response of Alternate Rifling Geometries

A. E. Segall, R. Carter

PVP 2007; 519-528doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26081

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Topics: Engineering simulation , Finite element analysis , Fracture (Materials) , Fracture (Process) , Simulation , Thermal stresses , Transients (Dynamics) , Pressure , Stress , Ceramics

Direct Damage Evaluation Method for Thermal Fatigue Based on Power Spectrum Density Functions

Shinsuke Sakai, Kei Honda, Satoshi Okajima, Satoshi Izumi, Naoto Kasahara

PVP 2007; 529-535doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26168

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Topics: Damage , Density , Evaluation methods , Fatigue , Fatigue damage

SPECTRA Thermal Fatigue Tests Under Frequency Controlled Fluid Temperature Variation: Strength Tests

Nobuchika Kawasaki, Shinichi Hasebe, Sumio Kobayashi, Naoto Kasahara

PVP 2007; 537-544doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26414

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Topics: Fatigue testing , Fluids , Spectra (Spectroscopy) , Temperature , Waves , Cycles , Fracture (Materials) , Transfer functions , Evaluation methods , Failure

Numerical Simulation of Flow Field in a Quench Oil Tower

Shuihua Zheng, Shengchang Zhang, Zengliang Gao

PVP 2007; 545-551doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2007-26782

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Topics: Computer simulation , Flow (Dynamics) , Computational fluid dynamics , Heat transfer , Petrochemicals , Temperature , Temperature distribution

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