Stress-deformed state of the container with the presence of an displacement of the butt edges in the ring welded joint of the body

Abstract

Capacitive equipment of oil refineries is widely used in the operation of technological units and plays one of the dominant roles, both in terms of metal consumption and the degree of use. Depending on the purpose, the required capacity of the stored product and constructive features, containers reach rather large overall dimensions, which creates certain difficulties in diagnosing the entire surface of the vessel. In the process of manufacturing and repairing the bodies of technological tanks, it is possible to form such a geometric defect as “displacement of the edges of the abutting elements” when welding cylindrical shells to each other by circular welded seams. In the presence of geometric defects of this type, additional stress concentrators are created in the areas of the presence of these defects, which may be a prerequisite for the transition of an object to the limiting state in a fairly short period of time from the action of increased pressures and temperatures. Also, the presence of displacement of the edges on the body of the capacitive apparatuses can have a negative effect on the stress-deformed state of the considered capacity as a whole and to the formation of dislocation zones of increased stresses. Therefore, the actual work is the study of the stress-deformed state of the container with the presence of a zone of displacement of the edges in the circumferential welded seam of the body from the viewpoint of the formation of zones of increased stress. This work evaluates the stress-deformed state of the capacitive apparatus under the influence of operating parameters with a different location of the edge displacement zone in the circumferential weld on the apparatus body.