SHELL THICKNESS CALCULATION

Valve Size: 10"

Valve ID: 254 mm Wp  D
T C
Bonnet Major dia (Elliptical section) 312 mm 2  f  Wp
Pressure: 3 Mpa
Corrosion allowance: 4 mm
Material Yeild Stess: 250 Mpa
Material Ultimate Tensile Stess: 655 Mpa

Allowable Stress: 82.5 Mpa

Allowable Stress (1) 20% of UTS 131 Mpa
Allowable Stress (2)33% of YS 82.5 Mpa

SHELL THICKNESS CALCULATION FORMULA

Shell Thickness (t) 5.67 mm
(Circular Section) 4.62 mm
(Elliptical Section) 5.67 mm

SHELL THICKNESS AS PER API600 12.7 mm

SHELL THICKNESS AS PER Calc. 9.67 mm
 Shell Thickness Calculations

As Per IBR

Wp  D
T C
2  f  Wp

Bore Dia D 254

Working Pressure Wp 2
Yield Stress 250
Min Tensile Strength R 74.07407
Minimum Value of Yield point Et 37.5
Allowable Stress f 37.5
Positive Tolerence C 5

Shell Thickness T 11.5974

STEM CLACULATION

F= Axial Thrust F
St= tensile Stress St 

Sts= Torsional Shear Stress d2
4
T= Torque Required for valve operation in kg.cm
16  T
Sp= Principle Tensile Stress Sts 
d3
Tortional shear stress: Sp  St 2  Sts 2
 F
St 

d2
4
16  T
Sts 
d3
Sp  St 2  Sts 2
 Torque Calculations

Bore Diameter 20.32 cm

Diffrential Pressure 20.39 kg/cm2
Stem Diameter 31.75
Bore Area 324.2928 cm2
Valve Factor 0.25 Table 2
Net Thrust 1653.082
Gland Friction 681 Table 3
Stem Factors 0.025904
Total Thrust 2334.082
Torque 60.46253
 Stem Factor Calculations
Stem Dia 3.175 cm
Thread Angle 0.2531
Pitch 0.635
No. of Starts 1
Lead 0.635
tan α 0.07073553
Mean stem dia 2.8575
Stem Factor 0.025904198
μ 0.14

TABLE 1: Valve Factors

Liquids Gases
Valve Type
Below 750F Above 750F Below 750F
Parallel Slide
and flexible or 0.25 0.3 0.35
double Disc

Solid Wedge
Gate Screw 0.35 0.4 0.45
down

Globe above 2" 1.15 1.15 1.15

Screw Down

Globe Below 2" 1.5 1.5 1.5

Table 3: Gland Friction thrust and torque and stem piston effect

Gland packing adds a friction thrust to rising stems, a friction torque to rotating ste
pressure X the area of the stem through the gland tends to open the valve. This pist
is significant for rising stem gate valves at line pressures of 1000psi (70.32 Kg/cm2) a
be added to friction thrust. (For Globe valves, the stem area is included with disc a
piston effect can be ignored

Friction Thrust 1000lbf upto 1" dia, 1500 upto 2" dia, 2500lbf up to larger ste
Rising Stems
Piston Effect If Line pressure exceeds 1000psi, add to friction thrust:
Rising stems Line psi X area of stem through gland
Friction torque Friction Thrust X Stem radius at gland
Rotating stem
 Lead 3/4" 1" 1-1/4" 1-1/2"
3/8"

14.5

D θ No. of starts Pitch lead tanα

19.05 0.253073 1 4.23 4.23 0.07068
22.23 0.253073 1 4.23 4.23 0.060569
25.4 0.253073 1 4.23 4.23 0.05301
28.58 0.253073 1 4.23 4.23 0.047112
31.75 0.253073 1 4.23 4.23 0.042408
34.93 0.253073 1 4.23 4.23 0.038547
Gases 37.62 0.253073 1 4.23 4.23 0.035791
Above 750F 41.28 0.253073 1 4.23 4.23 0.032618

0.45

0.5

1.15

1.5

d torque and stem piston effect

tems, a friction torque to rotating stems.Line

and tends to open the valve. This piston effect
pressures of 1000psi (70.32 Kg/cm2) and must
, the stem area is included with disc area, so
an be ignored

0 upto 2" dia, 2500lbf up to larger stems

eeds 1000psi, add to friction thrust:

area of stem through gland
rust X Stem radius at gland
1-3/4" 2" 2-1/4" 2-1/2" 2-3/4" 3" 3-1/4" 3-1/2" 3-3/4" 4"

cosθ μ
0.968148 0.14
0.968148 0.14
0.968148 0.14
0.968148 0.14
0.968148 0.14
0.968148 0.14
0.968148 0.14
0.968148 0.14
4-1/4" 4-1/2" 4-3/4" 5" 5-1/4" 5-1/2" 5-3/4" 6" 6-1/2"
 TABLE 2: Valve Factors
Liquids Gases
Valve Type
Below 750F Above 750F Below 750F
Parallel Slide and flexible 0.25 0.3 0.35
or double Disc
Solid Wedge Gate Screw 0.35 0.4 0.45
down
Globe above 2" Screw 1.15 1.15 1.15
Down
Globe Below 2" 1.5 1.5 1.5

Table 3: Gland Friction thrust and torque and stem piston effect

Gland packing adds a friction thrust to rising stems, a friction torque to rotating stems.Line
the area of the stem through the gland tends to open the valve. This piston effect is signi
rising stem gate valves at line pressures of 1000psi (70.32 Kg/cm2) and must be added to
thrust. (For Globe valves, the stem area is included with disc area, so piston effect can be

Friction Thrust 1000lbf upto 1" dia, 1500 upto 2" dia, 2500lbf up to larger
Rising Stems
Piston Effect
Rising stems If Line pressure exceeds 1000psi, add to friction thrust
Line psi X area of stem through gland
Friction torque Friction Thrust X Stem radius at gland
Rotating stem
 Gases
Above 750F

0.45

0.5

1.15

1.5

rque and stem piston effect

iction torque to rotating stems.Line pressure X

the valve. This piston effect is significant for
0.32 Kg/cm2) and must be added to friction
ith disc area, so piston effect can be ignored

00 upto 2" dia, 2500lbf up to larger stems

ceeds 1000psi, add to friction thrust:

area of stem through gland
hrust X Stem radius at gland
a 392
b 174
g 261.1666
p 30
B1 0.6
m 2.5
y 703.8
sy 7382
ftb 3691

wm1 7920.016
wm2 34647.19

dc 1.4 14
n 6.097868
0.375 9.525