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Pressure Vessel Design Charts

    

Note:  This page contains design charts only.  To view examples of pressure vessel spreadsheets, please click here and you will be redirected.

Although not suited for final vessel calculations, design charts can be very useful for preliminary design and quotation purposes. The charts on this page (in pdf format) provide pressure ratings, weight and volume for various sizes and wall thicknesses of components. 

To use these charts, you will need to know the rated stress for the materials you will be using. Currently, the rated stresses for pressure vessels are found in the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section II part D - about six pounds of paper covering thousands of materials. The material design temperature is also required to lookup material properties. You will also need to know what joint efficiency to use.   

Example (3.4 MB PDF)

ASME Ratio Flanged and Dished Heads (F&D):

Flanged and Dished Head made of 20,000 psi rated materials

Flanged and Dished Head made of 18,000 psi rated materials

Flanged and Dished Head made of 16,000 psi rated materials

Flanged and Dished Head made of 14,000 psi rated materials

Flanged and Dished Head made of 12,000 psi rated materials

Flanged and Dished Head made of 10,000 psi rated materials

Flanged and Dished Head made of 8,000 psi rated materials

Flanged and Dished Head made of 6,000 psi rated materials

Flanged and Dished Head made of 4,000 psi rated materials

Flanged and Dished Head made of 2,000 psi rated materials

2:1 Semi Elliptical Heads:

Semi Elliptical made of 20,000 psi rated materials

Semi Elliptical made of 18,000 psi rated materials

Semi Elliptical made of 16,000 psi rated materials

Semi Elliptical made of 14,000 psi rated materials

Semi Elliptical made of 12,000 psi rated materials

Semi Elliptical made of 10,000 psi rated materials

Semi Elliptical made of 8,000 psi rated materials

Semi Elliptical made of 6,000 psi rated materials

Semi Elliptical made of 4,000 psi rated materials

Semi Elliptical made of 2,000 psi rated materials

Rolled Plate or Machined Cylinders:

Rolled Plate or Machined Cylinder made of 20,000 psi rated materials

Rolled Plate or Machined Cylinder made of 18,000 psi rated materials

Rolled Plate or Machined Cylinder made of 16,000 psi rated materials

Rolled Plate or Machined Cylinder made of 14,000 psi rated materials

Rolled Plate or Machined Cylinder made of 12,000 psi rated materials

Rolled Plate or Machined Cylinder made of 10,000 psi rated materials

Rolled Plate or Machined Cylinder made of 8,000 psi rated materials

Rolled Plate or Machined Cylinder made of 6,000 psi rated materials

Rolled Plate or Machined Cylinder made of 4,000 psi rated materials

Rolled Plate or Machined Cylinder made of 2,000 psi rated materials

Pipe:

- Pressure rating for wall thickness at E = 1.0

- Pressure rating for wall thickness at E = 0.85

- Volume per foot

- Weight per foot (for carbon steel)

Pipe made of 20,000 psi rated materials

Pipe made of 18,000 psi rated materials

Pipe made of 16,000 psi rated materials

Pipe made of 14,000 psi rated materials

Pipe made of 12,000 psi rated materials

Pipe made of 10,000 psi rated materials

Pipe made of 8,000 psi rated materials

Pipe made of 6,000 psi rated materials

Pipe made of 4,000 psi rated materials

Pipe made of 2,000 psi rated materials

80:10 Flanged and Dished Heads (F&D):

80:10 Flanged and Dished Head made of 20,000 psi rated materials

80:10 Flanged and Dished Head made of 18,000 psi rated materials

80:10 Flanged and Dished Head made of 16,000 psi rated materials

80:10 Flanged and Dished Head made of 14,000 psi rated materials

80:10 Flanged and Dished Head made of 12,000 psi rated materials

80:10 Flanged and Dished Head made of 10,000 psi rated materials

80:10 Flanged and Dished Head made of 8,000 psi rated materials

80:10 Flanged and Dished Head made of 6,000 psi rated materials

80:10 Flanged and Dished Head made of 4,000 psi rated materials

80:10 Flanged and Dished Head made of 2,000 psi rated materials

Hemispherical Heads:

Hemispherical Heads Head made of 20,000 psi rated materials

Hemispherical Heads Head made of 18,000 psi rated materials

Hemispherical Heads Head made of 16,000 psi rated materials

Hemispherical Heads Head made of 14,000 psi rated materials

Hemispherical Heads Head made of 12,000 psi rated materials

Hemispherical Heads Head made of 10,000 psi rated materials

Hemispherical Heads Head made of 8,000 psi rated materials

Hemispherical Heads Head made of 6,000 psi rated materials

Hemispherical Heads Head made of 4,000 psi rated materials

Hemispherical Heads Head made of 2,000 psi rated materials

ASME FEA CRN Model