Studded Outlet - Outlet

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Last updated: May 04, 2020 by Mike Clark
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Last Update: 2020.4

Studded Outlet Material

Material: A brief description of the component material. When the material selection dialog is used, the default description is based on settings on the Materials-Misc. tab under Tools > Defaults. For example, if the settings are for Spec and Type/Grade and the material is SA-516 Grade 70, this field will show SA-516 Gr. 70. If the settings are instead just for Spec, the field will show SA-516. The field may be edited by the user to say anything without breaking the relationship to the material database; while this flexibility can be very helpful, the user must take care to enter correct information.

Condition: A brief description of the component material. Similar to the "Material" field, the description will default a certain way based on settings on the Materials-Misc. tab under Tools > Defaults when the material selection is used. This field may be edited by the user without breaking the relationship to the material database. As with the “Material” field, the user must take care to enter correct information.

Allowable Stress: The material allowable stress at the temperature listed for the internal pressure condition. When a 3.5:1 safety factor is specified in the vessel screen, this value comes from Section II, Part D (Table 1A for Ferrous Materials, Table 1B for Non-Ferrous Materials, and Table 3 for Bolting). If a 4:1 safety factor is specified, this value is calculated based on the ultimate strength from Table U in Section II, Part D; furthermore, the value is limited to the values listed in the allowable stress tables for yield and creep governed cases. In cases where the temperature listed for the internal pressure condition exceeds the highest temperature entry for this material’s stress line, the value will be zero. Manually editing this field will inform the software that the user is defining the material differently than what is stored in the database and the connection to the material in the database will be severed. This is indicated by the “Unlisted Material” caption.

Vacuum Allowable Stress: The material allowable stress at the host temperature listed for the external pressure condition. When a 3.5:1 safety factor is specified in the vessel screen, this value comes from Section II, Part D (Table 1A for Ferrous Materials, Table 1B for Non-Ferrous Materials, and Table 3 for Bolting). If a 4:1 safety factor is specified, this value is calculated based on the ultimate strength from Table U in Section II, Part D; furthermore, the value is limited to the values listed in the allowable stress tables for yield and creep governed cases. In cases where the host temperature listed for the external pressure condition exceeds the highest temperature entry for this material’s stress line, the value will be zero. Manually editing this field will inform the software that the user is defining the material differently than what is stored in the database and the connection to the material in the database will be severed. This is indicated by the “Unlisted Material” caption.


Design Pressure: The internal design pressure (pressure on the concave side). This value is gauge pressure. When “Solve for Thickness” is selected, this value is an input and should not include static head. When “Solve for Pressure” is selected, this value is a result. In the latter case, it represents the total internal pressure (design pressure plus head) that the component can handle and meet code in the absence of any other loadings.

Static Head: The internal pressure (pressure on the concave side) resulting from the static head of the fluid. The user must determine this value and input it accordingly. It will be added to the Pressure input and the sum will be used in the internal pressure calculations for the component. This field will not be present when “Solve for Pressure” is selected.

Design Temperature: The maximum mean metal design temperature for the internal pressure case as defined in UG-20(a).

Internal Corrosion Allowance: Corrosion allowance on the inside surfaces of the component.

External Corrosion Allowance: Corrosion allowance on the outside surfaces of the component.

Inside Diameter: The bore of the studded outlet.

Outside Diameter: The outside diameter of the studded outlet.

Finished Opening Diameter: The opening diameter in the host wall in the new condition, for set-on configurations. It is assumed to be circular in shape.  For set-in configurations, this is locked to the inside diameter field and is unable to be edited.

Thickness: The studded outlet thickness at the thinnest cross-section in the new condition.