API 937 : 1996
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04-01-1996
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Background Information
2.1 Description of Typical Tank Design
2.2 API 650 Design Rules for Frangible Roofs
2.3 Derivation of API 650 Rules
2.4 Derivation of Wc and Wh in API 650 Design
Rules
2.4.1 Derivation of Wc
2.4.2 Derivation of Wh
2.5 Summary of Frangible Joint Study by British
Researchers
3.0 Combustion Analysis
3.1 Combustion Wave Geometry
3.2 Combustion Calculation
3.2.1 Flame Temperature Calculation
3.2.2 Burning Velocity
3.2.3 Calculation of Pressure Rise
3.3 Venting
3.4 Pressure Sensitivity Study
3.4.1 Effect of Ignition Source Location
3.4.2 Effect of Tank Size on Pressure Rise
3.4.3 Effect of Different Fuels and Air-to-
Fuel Ratios
4.0 Structural Analysis
4.1 Scoping Analyses of Full Scale Tanks
4.1.1 Static Stresses at the Roof-to-Shell
Joint
4.1.2 Axisymmetric Modal Analysis
4.1.3 Elastic Buckling Analysis
4.2 Analyses of Model Tanks Tested Dynamically
4.2.1 Axisymmetric Large Displacement
Static Analysis
4.2.2 Axisymmetric Large Displacement
Dynamic Analysis
4.2.3 3-D Large Displacement Analysis
4.2.4 Analysis of Stitch Welded Tank
4.3 Analyses of Small Model Tanks
5.0 Testing
5.1 Joint Details
5.2 Static Test of Small Scale Model Tanks
5.3 Dynamic Test of Model Tanks
5.3.1 Objectives
5.3.2 Design of Model Tanks
5.3.3 Test Description
5.3.4 Results of Testing
6.0 API-Tank: A Program for the Design/Analysis of
Tanks with Frangible Roof Joints
6.1 Automatic Design
6.2 Structural Analysis
6.3 Nonlinear Solution Procedure
6.4 Combustion Calculation Procedure
6.5 Frangible Joint Failure
6.6 Verification
7.0 Evaluation of Tanks
8.0 Conclusions
8.0 References
9.0 Acknowledgements
Appendix A: List of Ansys files for verification
A.1 Input File for Example Tank 1
A.2 Input File for Example Tank 2
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