
2010 SECTION VIII, DIVISION 2
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5.E.3 Stiffness Effects of the Tubes
5.E.3.1 The in-plane stiffening effect of the tubes in the perforations may be included in the analysis. The
extent to which the tubes stiffen the perforated plate depends on the materials, the manufacturing processes,
operating conditions, and degree of corrosion. This stiffening effect may be included in the calculations by
including part or all of the tube walls in the ligament efficiency used to obtain the effective elastic constants of
the plate. Such stiffening may either increase or decrease stresses in the plate itself and in the attached
shells.
5.E.3.2 Where applicable, the stiffening effect resulting from the staying action of the tubes should be
incorporated into the numerical analysis. For fixed-fixed type exchangers, the axial stiffness of the tubes shall
be included in the analysis. When including the tube stiffness, the difference in axial strain due to pressure
between the shell and tubes (Poisson’s effect) as well as differential thermal expansion between tubes and
shell should also be included in the numerical analysis.
5.E.4 Effective Material Properties for the Equivalent Solid Plate
5.E.4.1 The effective elastic constants of the perforated plate are determined as a function of the effective
ligament efficiency
*
that is computed in accordance with paragraph 4.18.6.4.
5.E.4.2 If the hole pattern is irregular or has isolated thin ligaments in a uniform hole pattern, the calculated
elastic constants shall represent the average ligament size over the entire modeled plate in order to capture
the global response. The stress multipliers used for the fatigue assessment of paragraph 5.E.7.2 shall be
computed considering the appropriate ligament efficiency for the location of interest.
5.E.4.3 The effective elastic constants of the perforated plate material are determined based on the hole
pattern and thickness of the plate. Either one of the following two options may be used in the analysis.
a) Option A – The effective elastic constants are provided below. Elastic constants are provided for the
effective elastic modulus and effective Poisson’s ratio. A value for the effective shear modulus, which is
required in the analysis method in this annex, is not provided. The effective shear modulus shall be
evaluated using Option B.
1) Triangular Hole Pattern – The effective elastic modulus and effective Poison’s ratio are provided in
Tables 5.E.1 and 5.E.2, respectively.
2) Square Hole Pattern – The effective elastic modulus and effective Poisson’s ratio are provided in
Tables 5.E.3 and 5.E.4, respectively. The effective elastic modulus and Poisson’s ratio represent
an equivalent isotropic value considering the values of the pitch and diagonal properties.
3) Range of Applicability – The range of applicability in terms of the effective tube pitch is
*
0.1 1.0
μ
≤≤. The effective elastic constants
*
E and
*
can be used for in-plane loading and
bending loading of all values of
hp.
4) The value of the in-plane shear modulus is given by Equation (5.E.1). The value of the out-of-plane
shear modulus
*
z
G shall be computed using Option B.
()
*
*
*
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E
G
=
+
(5.E.1)