CALCULATION OF THE TRANSFORMED SHELL HEIGHT Course No.

(start from Top) Actual shell course HeightH(Meter) Thickness (mm) Transformed Shell Course Height-HTS(Meter)

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 Sum

0.200 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 12.200

6.000 6.000 6.000 8.000 8.000 10.000 10.000 10.000 12.000

0.200 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 12.200

12. SHELL PLATE THICKNESS CALCULATION FOR EXTERNAL PRESSURE IN UNSTIFFENED CONDITION DESIGN INPUTS As per API-650 APPENDIX-V ( In SI Unit) MOC = Material of construction of shell plate Minimum Shell thickness of thinnest shell course t min. = including corrosion allowance Pe W Ps = Specified External Design Pressure = Maximum Wind pressure Total Design external pressure for design of shell shall be greater of = following Ps shall be greater of following 1) Pe excluding wind D E HTS 2) W+0.4 Pe = Nominal tank diameter = Modulus of elasticity of the roof plate material = Transformed height of tank shell= HTS= [H1 (ts1/ts1)^2.5 + H2 (ts1/ts2)^2.5 + Hn (ts1/tsn)^2.5] = = = = = 2.452 3.226 15.300 207000 12.200 Kpa Kpa Meter MPa Meter = = = SA 516 60

2.452 2.245 3.226

Kpa Kpa Kpa

250

H1,H2,.....Hn = Height of shell courses 1,2,3 through n ,starting from top . Where 'ts1,ts2...tsn = Thickness of shell course 1,2,....n from top to bottom. t min. > = [(73.05 x (HTS x Ps)^0.4 x D^0.6) / (E)^0.4 ] = MINIMUM PROVIDED SHELL THICKNESS = Hence check stability against buckling considering provided thk. STABILITY CHECK AGAINST BUCKLING : ( Clause 8.1.1 ) For un stiffened tank shell subjected to external pressure sufficient to cause buckling , buckling will occur elastically if the following criterion is satisfied. (D/ts min)^0.75 x[ (HTS/D) x (Fy/E)^0.5 ] Where ts min. Fy = Minimum thickness of thinest shell course > or = 0.00675 =

12.191 6.000

mm mm

6.000 220 0.052 0.007

mm MPa

= Yield strength of the component at the maximum operating temperature = Value of (D/ts min)^0.75 x [ (HTS/D) x (Fy/E)^0.5] Which is greater than =

Hence Elastic Buckling will occur

Conclusion:The required minimum thickness (t min) is And Hence Design External pressure The shell must be stiffened greater than available thickness (ts min)

is sufficient to cause elastic buckling

CALULATION OF NUMBER & SPACING OF INTERMEDIATE STIFFENER RINGS DESIGN INPUTS As per API-650 APPENDIX-V CLAUSE-V.8.2( In SI Unit) 1) Calculation of maximum spacing of intermediate Stiffeners(Clause-V.8.2.1.2) H safe H safe ts min. Pe W Ps D E H safe = = = = = = = = = (ts min.)2.5 (E) 45609 D1.5 (Ps) Max. height of un-stiffened shell permitted, based on the calculated min. Thickness Minimum Shell thickness of thinnest shell course including corrosion allowance Specified External Design Pressure Maximum Wind pressure Total Design external pressure for design of shell Nominal tank diameter Modulus of elasticity of the roof plate material (ts min.)
2.5

= = = = = = =

6.000 1.961 9.807 2.452 207000

mm Kpa Kpa Kpa MPa

15.300 Meter

(E)

45609 (D1.5 )(Ps) Transformed height of tank shell HTS / H safe 4.473 4.000 Stiffeners = [HTS/NS+1] Say Ns+1

2.728 Meter

2)Calculation of number of Intermediate stiffeners required (Ns) Based on H safe(Clause-V.8.2.1.3) HTS Ns+1 Ns+1 Ns = = = = = = 0 = 2.440 Meter 12.200 Meter 5.000

Actual spacing for 4.000

Actual Maximum Spacing between the two stiffners = 1.356 m Conclusion: HENCE DESIGN IS SAFE FOR THE PROVIDED STIFFNER SPACING