Assessment of the Influence of Central and Lateral Feed Injection Systems on the Remaining Life of Coke Drums

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel A. Vivas ◽  
Armando J. Moret ◽  
Roberto E. Bello ◽  
Luis M. Melian ◽  
Jose R. Carmona
Keyword(s):  
Axial Stress ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Reduction Factor ◽  
Strain Gauges ◽  
Feeding System ◽  
Remaining Life ◽  
Thermal Cycles ◽  
Strength Reduction Factor ◽  
Cyclic Operation

Coke drums are thin walled pressure vessels that are subjected to severe thermal cyclic operation, which causes low cycle thermal fatigue. Because of that, they are considered as the vessels with the highest failure rate in a refinery according to API survey conducted in1996. In the last decade, a new technology in bottom blocking valve systems for coke drums has been introduced which induces a change in the traditional center feeding system to lateral feeding system; basically with the main goal to increase operators safety. Taking into account the mechanical integrity and remaining life of coke drums, the central feeding system has traditionally been considered as the best option, however; this hypothesis has not been fully demonstrated. Two central fed coke drums were heavily instrumented with strain gauges and thermocouples in bulged zones identified after performing a bulge severity analysis (BSA). Thermocouple arrays and several strain gauges were installed in eight specific locations of the drums. This instrumentation was installed three months before installing bottom blocking valves in the drums, and consequently, changing their feeding system to lateral. A statistical analysis was performed using 40 thermal cycles of the two coke drums with central feeding system and 120 thermal cycles of the same coke drums after changing to lateral feeding system. The usage factor was estimated for each cycle considering the axial stress amplitude and a fatigue strength reduction factor of 2 for the ASME S-N design curve Fig. KD-320.2. Finally, the remaining life was estimated for each instrumented zone taking into consideration that the coke drums would have the same cumulative damage in the future. The results show that average remaining life at instrumented zones (considering all locations) of one coke drum increased when the lateral feeding system was introduced; while the average remaining life at instrumented zones for the second coke drum remained practically unchanged after the lateral feeding system was put in to service.

Design of Pressure Vessels for Low-Cycle Fatigue

1962 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. F. Langer
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Strength ◽  
Pressure Vessel ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Curve ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Reduction Factor ◽  
Strength Reduction ◽  
Strength Reduction Factor ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Fatigue Evaluation

Methods are described for constructing a fatigue curve based on strain-fatigue data for use in pressure vessel design. When this curve is used, the same fatigue strength-reduction factor should be used for low-cycle as for high-cycle conditions. When evaluating the effects of combined mean and alternating stress, the fatigue strength-reduction factor should be applied to both the mean and the alternating component, but then account must be taken of the reduction in mean stress which can be produced by yielding. The complete fatigue evaluation of a pressure vessel can be a major task for the designer, but it can be omitted, or at least drastically reduced, if certain requirements can be met regarding design details, inspection, and magnitude of transients. Although the emphasis in this paper is on pressure vessel design, the same principles could be applied to any structure made of ductile metal and subjected to limited numbers of load cycles.

Tensile Plastic Instability of Axisymmetric Pressure Vessels

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. P. Updike ◽  
A. Kalnins
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Vessel ◽  
Detrimental Effect ◽  
Cylindrical Shells ◽  
Plastic Instability ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Reduction Factor ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Strength Reduction Factor ◽  
Burst Data ◽  
Longitudinal Welds

This paper examines the calculated pressure at a tensile plastic instability of a pressure vessel and its relationship to burst test results. It is proposed that the instability pressure be accepted as an upper bound to the pressure at which a vessel bursts, and that a strength reduction factor be used to predict the burst. The paper also presents a suitable mathematical model for the calculation of the instability pressures for thin-walled axisymmetric vessels. The proposition is tested by applying the model to a pressurized diaphragm, four cylindrical shells, and two torispherical heads, for which experimental burst data are available. It is found that the ratio of the test burst pressure to the calculated pressure at the tensile plastic instability, expressed in percent, ranges from 71 to 96 percent. The highest ratio occurs for a pressurized diaphragm with no significant defects. The lowest ratios occur for cylindrical shells with longitudinal welds, suggesting that the presence of the welds had a detrimental effect on the burst strength. These results may be useful when designing a pressure vessel with respect to its ultimate strength.

Influence of Wear Properties on Fretting Fatigue Life of a CK45 Alloy and the Al7175 Alloy

2008 ◽  
Vol 587-588 ◽  
pp. 971-975 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Buciumeanu ◽  
A.S. Miranda ◽  
F.S. Silva
Keyword(s):  
Wear Resistance ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Synergetic Effect ◽  
Fretting Fatigue ◽  
Reduction Factor ◽  
Strength Reduction ◽  
Strength Reduction Factor ◽  
Wear Properties

The main objective of this work was to study the influence of the wear properties of two commercial alloys (CK45 and Al7175) on their fretting fatigue behavior. It is verified the effect of material local degradation by wear on a fatigue strength reduction factor, namely the stress concentration factor, and on the overall fretting fatigue life of these materials. The fretting fatigue phenomenon is a synergetic effect between wear and fatigue. It is dependent on both the fatigue and the wear properties of the materials. Material properties promoting an increase in wear resistance should enhance fretting fatigue life.

Conjugated Heat Transfer in Skirt Hot Box in Pressure Vessels

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Shokouhmand ◽  
Manoochehr Bozorgmehrian
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Thermal Stresses ◽  
Weld Line ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Conductive Heat ◽  
Air Pocket ◽  
Cyclic Operation ◽  
Conjugated Heat Transfer

Pressure vessels are common equipment in oil, gas and petrochemical industries. In a hot containing fluid vessel, excessive temperature gradient at junction of skirt to head (weld line), can cause unpredicted high thermal stresses; Thereby fracture of the vessel may occur as a result of cyclic operation. Providing a hot box (air pocket) in crotch space is a economical, applicable and easy mounted method in order to reduce the intensity of thermal stresses. Natural convection due to temperature difference between the wall of pocket, will absorb heat near the hot wall (head of the vessel) and release that near the cold wall (skirt of the vessel), then the skirt wall conducts heat to the earth as a fin. This conjugated heat transfer removes the temperature gradient boundary at welded junction. This phenomena will lead the temperature gradient on the weld line from a sudden to smooth behavior, thereby the skirt-head junction, that is a critical region, could be protected from excessive thermal stresses. In this paper the profit of hot box and conjugated heat transfer in cavity has been demonstrated experimentally. As a result it is shown that the conductive heat transfer through the skirt (which acts as a fin) ensures the continuation of natural convection in the box. Also the governing equations has been solved numerically and compared with experimental results.

scholarly journals Calculation of Axial Compression Capacity for Square Columns Strengthened with HPFL and BSP

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Hua Huang ◽  
Kailin Xi ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Jinghui Shi ◽  
Boquan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Axial Compression ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Reduction Factor ◽  
Steel Plates ◽  
Strength Reduction Factor ◽  
Compression Performance ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Primary Damage

The load carrying capacity and failure mechanism of 8 square columns strengthened with high-performance ferrocement laminate (HPFL) and bonded steel plates (BSP) were analyzed on the basis of experiments on the axial compression performance of these columns. Results show that the reinforcing layer worked together with the original columns as a whole, and the load-bearing capacity significantly increased. When failure of the strengthened column occurred, the mortar and concrete were crushed and bulged outward in the middle of the columns, the angle bars and longitudinal steel bars buckled, and some stirrups were pulled out. The chamfering of angle bar momentously affected the primary damage of steel strand. The values of the strength reduction factor and pressure effective utilization coefficient of the mortar were suggested. Based on the experiments and existing tests of 35 columns strengthened with HPFL, equations for the axial compression bearing capacity were proposed and all calculation results agreed well with testing results. Therefore, the calculation method could be used in the capacity design of axial compression strengthened columns.

Strength reduction factor of self-centering structures under near-fault pulse-like ground motions

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-133
Author(s):  
Huihui Dong ◽  
Qiang Han ◽  
Xiuli Du ◽  
Canxing Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Ground Motions ◽  
Time History ◽  
Reduction Factor ◽  
Strength Reduction ◽  
The Self ◽  
Hysteretic Behavior ◽  
Hysteretic Model ◽  
Strength Reduction Factor ◽  
Vibration Period ◽  
Near Fault

Many studies on the strength reduction factor mainly focused on structures with the conventional hysteretic models. However, for the self-centering structure with the typical flag-shaped hysteretic behavior, the corresponding study is limited. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the strength reduction factor of the self-centering structure with flag-shaped hysteretic behavior subjected to near-fault pulse-like ground motions by the time history analysis. For this purpose, the smooth flag-shaped model based on Bouc-Wen model which can show flag-shaped hysteretic behavior is first described. The strength reduction factor spectra of the flag-shaped model are then calculated under 85 near-fault pulse-like ground motions. The influences of the ductility level, vibration period, site condition, hysteretic parameter, and hysteretic model are investigated statistically. For comparison, the strength reduction factors under ordinary ground motions are also analyzed. The results show that the strength reduction factor from near-fault pulse-like ground motions is smaller. Finally, a predictive model is proposed to estimate the strength reduction factor for the self-centering structure with the flag-shaped model under near-fault pulse-like ground motions.

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