Stainless Steel Pressure Vessels
 
Petro Energy Man designs and manufactures Stainless Steel Pressure Vessels for corrosive, high-temperature, high-purity and specialized process applications.
 
Material selection is performed according to pressure, temperature, fluid chemistry, corrosion mechanisms, weldability and project requirements.
 
Vessel Types
Separators
Knock-Out Drums
Flash Drums
Process Vessels
Storage Vessels
Surge Drums
Receivers
Filter Vessels
Reactors
Chemical Process Vessels
Utility Vessels
Materials
 
Potential materials include:
 
SS 304
SS 304L
SS 316
SS 316L
High-Temperature Stainless Steel
Duplex Stainless Steel
Special Alloys where required
Mechanical Design
 
Engineering may include:
 
Internal Pressure
External Pressure
Shell Thickness
Head Thickness
Nozzle Reinforcement
Flange Design
Local Stress Analysis
Support Design
Saddle Design
Skirt Design
Wind Loads
Seismic Loads
Hydrotest Loads
Transportation Loads
Nozzle Engineering
 
Nozzle design requires consideration of:
 
Pressure Reinforcement
External Piping Loads
Local Shell Stress
Flange Rating
Thermal Movement
Equipment Accessibility
Fabrication
 
Fabrication control includes:
 
Material Traceability
Welding Procedure Qualification
Welder Qualification
Controlled Forming
Fit-Up Inspection
Weld Inspection
Dimensional Inspection
Surface Treatment
Stainless Steel Surface Treatment
 
Depending on service requirements:
 
Pickling
Passivation
Surface Cleaning
Controlled Handling
Prevention of Carbon-Steel Contamination
Inspection
 
Inspection may include:
 
PMI
VT
PT
RT
UT
PAUT where specified
Hydrostatic Test
Pneumatic Leak Test where applicable