External Nozzle Loads

0.6
Nozzle to shells:
TYPE OF LOADING
Longitudinal Bending Moment
Cercumferential Bending Moment
Resultant Bending Moment
Torsional Moment
Axial force in plane of Flange
Tangential force in plane of Flange
Resultant Shear Force
Radial Tension/compression force

Symbol
ML
MC
MR
MT
FL
F
FR
FA

Formula
130D
100D2
(ML2+MC2)**164D2
150D2
2000D
1500D
sqrt(FL2+F2)=2500D
2000D

Unit
468 Nm
2160 Nm
Nm
3240 Nm
7200 N
5400 N
N
7200 N

47.70642
220.1835
0
330.2752
733.945
550.4587
0
733.945

Nozzle to heads:
*164D2
Resultant Bending Moment
Mb
(where Mb is the resultant of the components MX & MZ)
150D2
Torsional Moment
MT
2500D
Resultant Shear Force
FR
(where FR is the resultant of the components FX & FZ)
2000D
Radial Tension/compression force FA

Nm
Nm
N
N

Notes:
1. The above mentioned loading shall be considered as being caused by 67% of thermal and 33% dead
weight Load
2. D = Nominal Diameter in inches.
3. Beta values are as follows for varius flange ratings:
Class 150: 0.6
Class 300: 0.7
Class 600: 0.8
Class 900: 1.8
Class 1500: 3.0
Class 2500: 3.3