Pressure Vessel Wall Thickness Formula Using AD 2000 Code

Presumably you have a copy of the code. I'm not familiar with AD 2000 (more so with earlier codes, e.g. BS 5500) but there will be formulas in there for wall thickness, and allowable design stress for various materials. You need to study the code, and make sure you use the formula which relates to your situation.

Hi,

Thank you for reply.

This is a problem because I dont have a copy of the standard ad 2000 code. I have to do a exame to calculate with this standard and I can not find any formula and table so that I can make this calculation

What do your tutors say about it? Can they provide a copy, or do they say you should acquire it?

There are basic stress calculations you could use to find thickness if you know the allowable stress of your material, but that might not be strictly in line with the code.

Logic would suggest that it is not possible to follow the code if the code is not available to be followed.

ad 2000 is only used in India I think...It has been superseded in most countries...

https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=425542

The country of use of the calculation has been withheld from the forum, and is not particularly relevant in an academic domain.

The standard can be purchased by going here.

ASME updates the boiler and pressure-vessel code (BPVC) every two years; 2019 is a release year. Is the purpose of your assignment to perform a calculation, not to apply the result of the calculation to a real-life situation? If so, ask the person who set you the problem to provide you with a copy of the formula and reference tables. If you need to use the calculation to spec out a boiler for your company, get the current code!

Are you a university student? Your university library should be able to help you gain access to the current code.

My task is for new work position and they give me 3 tasks. One of the task that I don't know how to do it is regarding this calculation of PV in AD 2000 code.

Because I don't know the standard... formula in behind and table that are related to thickness of the pressure vesel, thats why I checked if somebody have experience in this code and where could I find this code to calculate it

You could consider furnishing calculations according to some other code with which you are familiar (and have access), or even just use Barlow's formula as a start. But don't be helpless.

If your company expects you to work to this standard, they should provide it. Tell your boss it's necessary for you to do your job.

Quite.

See #6⇑. <...new work position...> A copy of the code needs to be on-board within the business, otherwise the task is impossible; <...they...> need to purchase it and make it available for the business to use.

Hey Smike!

To calculate the wall thickness of pressure vessel the datasheet and codes are available online, you can refer to this site to get the pressure vessel data sheet.

https://www.ad-2000-online.de/en

If you are using copper to design your pressre vessel here is the formula according to ad2000 that you can use

s = (Da ∙ p)/(20 K/S ∙ v + p)

s = wall thickness mm

Da = outer diameter mm

v = weakening factor

p = working pressure bar

K/S = stress coefficient

20 = constant term bar∙mm²/N

RP1.0 = proof stress MPa

But let me remind you that it has temperature limits so you cannot use this standard in the areas with elevated temperatures.

That's OK if it's a cylindrical vessel, but OP hasn't said that. He also hasn't given other relevant info - an idea of pressure, vessel size, type of fluid, in particular whether liquid or gas etc. But he seems to have disappeared anyway.