Cap Wall Thickness Analysis

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This analysis calculates the maximum allowable pressure for a cap based on wall thickness, or determines the minimum required wall thickness for a given pressure.

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Wall thickness values meet or exceed code minimums per:

For SNIP 2.05.06-85, wall thickness is verified using formula (66) from section 13.16.

Wall thickness rounds up to the nearest 0.1 mm.

Input Data

Property

Description

Mill tolerance

Manufacturing mill tolerance. More...

Corrosion allowance

Corrosion and wear allowance for wall thickness. More...

Weld joint factor

Determined from applicable codes. Calculate automatically using . More...

Design temperature

Operating temperature during normal service. More...

Design pressure, P

Operating pressure during normal service. Required for all codes except SNIP 2.05.06-85. More...

Working pressure, Pwork

Code-defined working pressure. Used for SNIP 2.05.06-85 analysis. More...

Material specification

Pipe material from the materials database

Output

Select "pressure" to calculate maximum allowable pressure for a given wall thickness.

Select "wall thickness" to calculate minimum required wall thickness for a given pressure.

Both methods ensure wall thickness meets or exceeds code minimums.

Wall thickness rounds up to 0.1 mm.

For SNIP 2.05.06-85, wall thickness is verified using formula (66) from section 13.16.