Tank Shell Deflection and Rotation

Calculation for Tank shell deflection and rotation shall follow API-650, Welded Steel
Tanks For Oil Storage: Appendix P Clause P.2.5

The unrestraint outward radial growth (W) of the shell at the center of the opening
connection resulting from head or thermal expansion.
W =9.8x10-6 GHR2x[1-e-L cos(L)-L/H]/Et+RT (mm)

The unrestrained rotation () of the shell at the center of the nozzle shell connection
resulting from product head
=9.8x10-6 GHR2x[1/H-e-L[cos(L)+sin(L)]/Et (deg)

Vertical expansion (Y) at the location of nozzle opening due to vertical growth of the
tank
Y =LxxT
(mm)
Where,
G
H
R
E
t

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L
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T

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Design Specific Gravity of Liquid

Max. Allowable Tank Filling Height (mm)
Nominal Tank Radius (mm)
Modulus of Elasticity (MPa)
Shell Thickness of Opening (mm)
Vertical Distance from Opening Centerline to Tank Bottom
(mm)
Nominal Operating Temperature - Installation Temperature
(oC)
Thermal Expansion Coefficient of Shell Material mm/mm/ oC
Characteristic Parameter, 1.285/(Rt)0.5 (1/mm)
Design Specific Gravity of Liquid