Assessment of a coke drum for seismic stability is generally a well-documented load case, with ample examples and historical design experience. However, the long-term effects of non-uniform temperature distributions have in many cases led to a phenomenon in coke drums commonly referred to as the “banana effect”. The banana effect leads to out-of-plumb, and local weakening of the shell due to bulging, and creates a more vulnerable structure where the contributions of tilting angle and effective seismic loads vary with each stage of the coking cycle. This paper outlines one practical approach to this challenging problem, along with the derivations and analytical techniques necessary to support the resulting conclusions. The framework developed was able to compare the influences of tilting and seismic accelerations independently, even when acting simultaneously. Using this technique, the analysis was able to efficiently predict a relationship between an expected seismic load and the critical drum tilt angle, with only minor adjustments needed to account for non-linear vertical distribution of the shear force.
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ASME 2017 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference
July 16–20, 2017
Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA
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- Pressure Vessels and Piping Division
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978-0-7918-5794-6
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Assessment of the Critical Tilting Angle of a Coke Drum Vessel Subject to Seismic Loading
Jorge Penso,
Jorge Penso
Shell Global Solutions (US), Inc., Houston, TX
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Julian J. Bedoya,
Julian J. Bedoya
Stress Engineering Services, Inc., Houston, TX
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Scott Bouse,
Scott Bouse
Stress Engineering Services, Inc., Houston, TX
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Sathish K. Ramamoorthy
Sathish K. Ramamoorthy
Stress Engineering Services, Inc., Houston, TX
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Jorge Penso
Shell Global Solutions (US), Inc., Houston, TX
Julian J. Bedoya
Stress Engineering Services, Inc., Houston, TX
Scott Bouse
Stress Engineering Services, Inc., Houston, TX
Sathish K. Ramamoorthy
Stress Engineering Services, Inc., Houston, TX
Paper No:
PVP2017-65870, V03AT03A013; 9 pages
Published Online:
October 26, 2017
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Penso, J, Bedoya, JJ, Bouse, S, & Ramamoorthy, SK. "Assessment of the Critical Tilting Angle of a Coke Drum Vessel Subject to Seismic Loading." Proceedings of the ASME 2017 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. Volume 3A: Design and Analysis. Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA. July 16–20, 2017. V03AT03A013. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2017-65870
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