Hemispherical head thickness

PL
2SE 0.2 P

100 x 48.125
2 x 17500 x 1 (0.2 x 100)

= 0.138

Required thickness = 0.138 inch

6.

Design thickness = 0.138 + 0.125 = 0.263 inch

7.

For Ellipsoidal head

t

PD
2SE 0.2 P

100 x 96.25
2 x 17500 x 1 0.2 x 100

0.275 Required thickness = 0.275 inch

8.

Design thickness = 0.275 + 0.125 = 0.400

9.

Use nominal thickness of dished head after forming.

Use 7/16 inch

thickness = 0.4375 inch

10.
MAWP =

2 SET
D + 0.2 t

2 x 17500 x 1 x 0.3125
96.25 + 0.2 x 0.3125

Here t = nominal thickness C.A. = 0.4375 0.125

= 0.3125 inch

11.

For torispherical head

t

t=

0.885 PL
SE 0.1 P

0.885 x 100 x 96.125

17500 x 1 (0.1 x 100)

0.486 inch

12.

Design Thickness = 0.486 + 0.125 = 0.611 inch

13.

Vessel part MAWP for shell

= 115.37 psi

Vessel part MAWP for heads

= 113.563.psi

Vessel MAWP will be lowest value of vessel part MAWP,

Hence, vessel MAWP

= 113.563.psi

CASE STUDY 2
(MAWP Calculations)
Q.1

A vessel is using service fluid with specific gravity = 1. What is the static

head

at a location 30 feet from Top of Vessel?

Q. 2

If Vessel in Q. 1 is stamped as Vessel MAWP = 120 psi. What is Total

Pressure at location (a) 30 feet from top of vessel? (b) 50 30 feet from top of
vessel (sp. qr. of fluid = 1)

Q. 3 After 20 years of service for above vessel, due to corrosion and thickness
reduction, it was found that vessel part MAWP at location 30 ft from top became 125 psi