Strength-orientated design strategy for pressure vessel component

Safety of equipment destined for the chemical and power generation industri es is still mandatory, Structural changes in the equipment manufacturing in dustry and the current switchover to European and international standards h arbour potential dangers which can ultimately manifest themselves in plant safety. Items of equipment used in process engineering are generally not ma ss produced articles with a generally valid safety standard. In contrast, t hey are subjected to specified loads and in this respect each one to be reg arded as one of a kind, Strength testing is a mandatory requirement. This a rticle considers a number of general points demanding attention in design w ork and future trends affecting design practice, The gap between research a nd everyday practice has to be bridged by applications-orientated presentat ion of results. The paper presents a number of illustrative examples.