Stress concentration factors of nozzle - Sphere connections

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 87-95

  Schindler, S ^a   Zeman, J L ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Nozzle to sphere connection; Stress concentration factor

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PRESSURE VESSELS; STRESS ANALYSIS; WELDING;

FUSION WELDED PRESSURE VESSELS;

NOZZLES;

FATIGUE; NOZZLE; STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTOR;

EID: 0038577346     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(03)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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