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Fatigue Testing of Welded Flat Head Pressure Vessel Joints
Chris HinnantPaulin Research Group
Houston, TX
2007 ASME PVP ConferenceSan Antonio, TX
July 25, 2007
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• Previous work included 19 failures in 5 test vessels with flat heads. (Hinnant - PVP2006-ICPVT11-93967)
• Questions from previous testing:
1. Thickness effects – do very thin plates exhibit much greater fatigue lives?
2. Did testing in tap water adversely affect testing?
Previous Experimental Work to Date
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Description of Tests
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• Cyclic fatigue tests of cylindrical shells with flat heads attached using full penetration welds
• Carbon steel used for all new specimens
• TIG, GMAW, FCAW welding processes
• ASME certified welders and fabrication facilities
Test Specimens
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Two specimens welded together & tested simultaneously
Test Specimens
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• R=0, cycle between zero and max pressure
• “Thin” test was conducted using water.
• All other tests utilized only compressed air.
• Failures were repaired and testing continued if possible
• Pressure range produces structural stress < 2*Sy
Experimental Procedure
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• Concrete castings inserted into test specimens to reduce free air volume and minimize cycle time.
• Air was preheated and filtered to prevent accumulation of condensate.
Experimental Procedure – Air Tests
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• Strains adjacent to weld toe and displacements at center of flat head were recorded throughout testing
• Measurements used to validate FEA solutions
• Measurements turned out to be an important part of the test procedure
Experimental Procedure
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• Thru thickness crack with leakage
• Failures originated at weld toe on inside surface and extended to weld toe at outside surface.
• Additional failures which occurred adjacent to fatigue repairs are not included in results.
Failure Criteria
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Fatigue Design Methods
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Experimental results compared with:
• ASME Section VIII, Division 2, Appendix 5 using FSRF methodology
• Battelle Master S-N Method
• EN 13445 – FAT 71
• API 579 – Class 63
• PD 5500 – Class F
Fatigue Design Methods
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• Axisymmetric models used to determine stresses
• Linear elastic FEA used for all tests.
• To account for geometric stiffening, large displacement theory was used to analyze specimens #3 & #4
• As-built dimensions were used in all calculations.
Fatigue Design Methods
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Fatigue Design Methods – ASME VIII-2 (FSRF = 2.15)
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Fatigue Design Methods – Battelle Master S-N
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Fatigue Design Methods – EN 13445 (FAT 71)
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• Success of ASME FSRF method is dependent upon selection of an accurate FSRF
• Excluding Master S-N Method, plasticity correction factors are not used since structural stress range < 2*Sy
• For the Battelle Master S-N method, plasticity correction factors are applied for structural stress > 1.0*Sy
• Tests #1 & #2 (thin plate) were corrected for tap water environment by a factor of 1.35 on life.
Some notes on fatigue calculations
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Thickness Effects
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• Nearly all PRG data is below Battelle mean curve – could be improved by adjustment of thickness correction factor.
• Master S-N Method’s thickness correction factor provides significantly increased fatigue lives for very thin plates.
Thickness Effects
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• Test specimens #1 & #2 were constructed with 0.055” (1.4 mm) thick plate to evaluate thickness effect.
• Test showed that the thickness correction factor is over estimated for “thin” test specimens #1 & #2.
• Actual fatigue life increase = 174%
• Master S-N predicted life increase = 247%
• Not a closed issue – further investigations planned
Thickness Effects
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• Branco, et.al. tested similar thicknesses and concluded that a part of the fatigue life increase is attributed to better quality welds (TIG vs. MIG)
• They also reported over prediction of thin plates using a similar thickness correction method.
Thickness Effects – Other results…
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• DeJesus tests suggest thickness effects are less significant in thin plate failing at low cycles.
• Research by Gurney suggest thickness correction extends into lower thicknesses, but a limit does exist.
• Thickness effect may collapse at high stress levels in bending dominant stress fields.
Thickness Effects – other results…
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Geometric Effects
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Geometric Effects
• For specimens #3 & #4, a slightly thinner flat head was used.
• The flat head was sufficiently thin to induce geometric stiffening to occur.
• As a result, the stress range and displacement was less than would be predicted by small displacement theory.
• For an “apples to apples” comparison, we need the actual elastic stress range experienced by the weld joint during testing.
• It would be incorrect to use the results for a linear elastic FEA solution with small displacement theory.
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Geometric Effects
Time
Stress
Disp.
Cycles to Failure
Linear FEA
Linear FEA
Experiment Experiment
Stress
• Geometric stiffening results in decreased displacement and decreased stress range for the same load
• Linear elastic FEA over estimates the stress range, resulting indevelopment of non-conservative fatigue design curves.
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Geometric Effects
• Measured stress is over predicted by 21%
• Displacement is over predicted 46%
63,920 psi50,340 psi52,740 psi
Stress Value
121%FEA Small Displacement Theory95%FEA Large Displacement Theory
Strain Measurementsvs. Measured
0.2426”0.1936”0.165”
Displacement
146%FEA Small Displacement Theory117%FEA Large Displacement Theory
Measurementsvs. Measured
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Environmental Effects
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Environmental Effects
• All 2006 tests and two new tests were conducted using Houston tap water.
• PVP 2006 - It was hypothesized that environmental effects were responsible for the test data consistently falling below Master S-N mean curve.
• Four additional tests were completed and tested in air to determine the environmental factor.
• NOTE - Environmental factor is only applicable to room temperature tap water at PRG lab in Houston, TX.
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Environmental Effects
The environmental effect is estimated by:
1. Determine mean curve for tests conducted in water.
2. Determine mean curve for tests conducted in air.
3. Environmental effect is the ratio of the lives for a specified stress level
Cycles
Stress Air Tests
Water Tests
NaNw
NwNaFen =
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Environmental Effects
Four environmental factors were calculated…
• Two stress methods were used: Structural Stress and Equivalent Structural Stress.
• Two approaches were used to bound the possible range of environmental factors: “strict” and “relaxed”.
• “Strict” compares only welds and tests that are very similar.
• “Relaxed” compares most all results.
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Observed Environmental Effects
FenStress MethodCase
1.308Equivalent Structural StressRelaxed
1.136Structural StressRelaxed
1.302Equivalent Structural StressStrict
1.356Structural StressStrict
Conclusion – environmental effects for room temperature Houston tap water are minimal.
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Summary of Testing
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Summary of Testing
A total of 43 unique failures in 11 pressure vessels
Mean curve for structural stress definition :
(STD DEV = 0.217)
Mean curve for Master S-N Equivalent Structural Stress :
(STD DEV = 0.212)
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Summary of Testing
Best fit for experimental data is FAT 82, slightly higher than the designated FAT 71 in EN 13445
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Summary of Testing to Date
Experimental mean curve is approximately one standard deviation below Battelle Master S-N mean curve.
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Summary of Testing
• Best fit FSRF for all PRG tests is 1.80.
• Less than 2.0 as per WRC 432 & 2007 ASME VIII-2
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2007 ASME VIII-2
Welded Fatigue Method
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2007 ASME Section VIII-2 Welded Fatigue Method
2007 ASME Section VIII Division 2 rules differ slightly from stress definition used in Battelle database:
• Thickness cut-off to eliminate increased life below 16 mm (0.625”)
• Mean stress correction
• Requires that operating environment be considered
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2007 ASME Section VIII-2 Welded Fatigue Method• The following illustrates the difference in the stress definition
between Battelle EQ. SS and 2007 ASME VIII-2
• 2007 ASME increases stress range from 28% to 40%.
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2007 ASME Section VIII-2 Welded Fatigue MethodThe following are the experimental failures with an Fen of 1.35 applied to tests using tap water
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2007 ASME Section VIII-2 Welded Fatigue MethodThe following are the experimental failures with an Fen of 4.0 applied to all data points (default per 2007 VIII-2).
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Conclusions
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Testing Considerations
• PVP 2006 tests agree with recent tests reported here.
• 43 failures have been documented and reported.
• Mean curve shows EN & ASME FSRF to be conservative.
• Mean curve of test data is one standard deviation below mean curve of Master S-N Method.
• Geometric effects in testing must be properly addressed.
• Environmental effects of Houston tap water are minimal.
• Master S-N thickness correction factor over predicted fatigue life of very thin plate
• 2007 ASME VIII-2 includes a lower limit on the correction factor
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