By: Alan I. Soler
Published: International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping
Year: 1978
Abstract: An approximate analysis of thermal stresses developed in heat exchanger tubing between closely spaced double tubesheets is presented. Tube loading is caused by in-plane differential thermal movement of the adjacent tubesheets. To obtain solutions valid for arbitrary spacing between the tubesheets, the effect of shear deformation is included. The effect of edge restraint such as peripheral flange bolting is also included. Typical results are presented to illustrate the interaction of bending and shear in the tubes.
Citation: Soler, A. “Tube stresses due to in-plane thermal expansion of tubesheets in closely spaced double tubesheets.” International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, Volume 7, Issue 2,聽March 1979, Pages 119-132.