| Course Name | Pressure Vessel Design |
| Course Code | 15MEC241 |
| Program | B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering |
| Year Taught | 2019 |
Introduction to Pressure Vessels, Design Philosophy, Structural Integrity – Failure modes and theories – Working loads and allowable stresses – Fatigue, fracture and buckling.
Stress categorization – Primary, secondary and peak.
Design of Cylindrical Shells – ASME equations – Thin shell equations – Thick shell equations – Buckling of cylindrical shells.
End Closures – ASME equations for various types of heads – Hemispherical, flat, ellipsoidal, torispherical, and conical heads.
Discontinuity Stresses – Discontinuity stresses – Beams on elastic foundation, Cutouts and Reinforcements – Stress concentrations around a hole – Reinforcements.
Fatigue Assessment – Exemption from fatigue analysis – S-N curves – Design curves – Cumulative damage – Fatigue evaluation.
Bolted Flanges – RF and FF flanges – Gasket loading behavior – Application of ASME equations for flange analysis and bolt design.
Design of Supports – Lug support – Support skirts – Saddle support.
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