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6、rtment telephone(202)682-8000.A catalog of APIpublications and materials is published annually and updated quarterly by API,1220 L Street,N.W.,Washington,D.C.20005.Copyright o 1996 Welding Research Council Inc.American Petroleum InstituteNot for ResaleAPI PUBL*93796073229005590283b9EVALUATION OF DES
7、IGN CRITERIAFOR STORAGE TANKSWITH FRANGIBLE ROOF JOINTSDaniel Swenson,Co-InvestigatorDon Fenton,Co-InvestigatorZhi Lu,Graduate Research AssistantAsif Ghori,Graduate Research AssistantJoe Baalman,Graduate Research AssistantMechanical Engineering DepartmentKansas State UniversityManhattan,KS 66506API
8、PUBLICATION 937-APRIL 1996American Petroleum Institute1220 L Street,NorthwestWashington,D.C.20005Not for ResaleAPI PUBL*9379b07322900559030T17CONTENTS1.0 ntroduction12.0 Background Information.22.1 Description of Typical Tank Design.22.2 API650 Design Rules for Frangible Roofs.22.8 Derivation of API
9、650Rules.52.4 Derivation of We and Wh in API 650 Design Rules.72.4.1 Derivation of Wc.2.4.2 Derivation of Wh.82.5 Summary of Frangible Joint Study by British Researchers.108.0 Combustion Analysis.118.1 Combustion Wave Geometry.113.2 Combustion Calculation.143.2.1 Flame Temperature Calculation.143.2.
10、2 Burning Velocity.153.2.8 Calculation of Pressure Rise.163.3 Venting183.4 Pressure Sensitivity Study.183.4.1 Effect of Ignition Source Location.183.4.2 Effect of Tank Size on Pressure Rise.203.4.3 Effect of Different Fuels and Air-to-Fuel Ratios.204.0 Structural Analysis.214.1 Scoping Analyses of F
11、ull Scale Tanks.214.1.1 Static Stresses at the Roof-to-Shell Joint.214.1.2 Axisymmetric Modal Analysis.284.1.8 Elastic Buckling Analysis.284.2 Analyses of Model Tanks Tested Dynamically.294.2.1 Axisymmetric Large Displacement Static Analysis.304.2.2 Axisymmetric Large Displacement Dynamic Analysis.3
12、04.2.8 3-D Large Displacement Analysis.304.2.4 Analysis of Stitch Welded Tank.304.3 Analyses of Small Model Tanks.345.0 Testing.855.1 Joint Details.855.2 Static Test of Small Scale Model Tanks.375.3 Dynamic Test of Model Tanks.385.3.10 bjectives.385.8.2 Design of Model Tanks.385.8.8 Test Description.395.8.4 Results of Testing.486.0 API-Tank:A Program for the Design/Analysis of Tanks with FrangibleRoofdoints.556.1 Automatic Design.556.2 Structural Analysis.556.8 Nonlinear Solution Procedure.55进opitAme PetroeumSepeaOnrnetaCngpedwthoten3etomHsNot for Resale