
2010 SECTION VIII, DIVISION 2
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2
2
1
,, ,
2
2
,, ,
1.229 0.365 0.789 0.17 13.771 1.243
1 0.302 7.115 0.178 12.903 4.091
ss
bk bk bk
m
bk bk bk
aaa
RR R
ttt
I
aaa
RR R
ttt
⎛⎞ ⎛⎞ ⎛⎞
−+ −+ +
⎜⎟ ⎜⎟ ⎜⎟
⎝⎠ ⎝⎠ ⎝⎠
=
⎛⎞ ⎛⎞ ⎛⎞
−+ −+ −
⎜⎟ ⎜⎟ ⎜⎟
⎝⎠ ⎝⎠ ⎝⎠
(5.77)
5.5.6 Ratcheting Assessment – Elastic Stress Analysis
5.5.6.1 Elastic Ratcheting Analysis Method
a) To evaluate protection against ratcheting the following limit shall be satisfied.
,nk PS
SSΔ≤ (5.78)
b) The primary plus secondary equivalent stress range,
,nk
S
, is the equivalent stress range, derived from
the highest value across the thickness of a section, of the combination of linearized general or local
primary membrane stresses plus primary bending stresses plus secondary stresses
()
Lb
PPQ++ ,
produced by specified operating pressure and other specified mechanical loads and by general thermal
effects. The effects of gross structural discontinuities but not of local structural discontinuities (stress
concentrations) shall be included. Examples of this stress category for typical pressure vessel
components are shown in Table 5.6.
c) The maximum range of this equivalent stress is limited to
S
S . The quantity
S
S represents a limit on
the primary plus secondary equivalent stress range and is defined in paragraph 5.5.6.1.d. In the
determination of the maximum primary plus secondary equivalent stress range, it may be necessary to
consider the effects of multiple cycles where the total stress range may be greater than the stress range
of any of the individual cycles. In this case, the value of
S
S may vary with the specified cycle, or
combination of cycles, being considered since the temperature extremes may be different in each case.
Therefore, care shall be exercised to assure that the applicable value of
S
S for each cycle, or
combination of cycles, is used (see paragraph 5.5.3).
d) The allowable limit on the primary plus secondary stress range,
S
S , is computed as the larger of the
quantities shown below.
1) Three times the average of the
S
values for the material from Annex 3.A at the highest and lowest
temperatures during the operational cycle.
2) Two times the average of the
y
S values for the material from Annex 3.D at the highest and lowest
temperatures during the operational cycle, except that the value from paragraph 5.5.6.1.d.1 shall be
used when the ratio of the minimum specified yield strength to ultimate tensile strength exceeds
0.70 or the value of
S is governed by time-dependent properties as indicated in Annex 3.A.
5.5.6.2 Simplified Elastic-Plastic Analysis
The equivalent stress limit on the range of primary plus secondary equivalent stress in paragraph 5.5.6.1 may
be exceeded provided all of the following are true:
a) The range of primary plus secondary membrane plus bending equivalent stress, excluding thermal
bending stress, is less than
S
S .
b) The value of the alternating stress range in paragraph 5.5.3.2.d is multiplied by the factor
,ek
K (see
Equations (5.31) through (5.33), or paragraph 5.5.3.3) .