Determine valve body wall thickness from thin-wall formula and ANSI B16.5 table, taking the maximum for safe design.
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SB′ computed from pressure, diameter, material stress, and corrosion allowance.
Standard wall thickness table lookup by nominal size and pressure class.
Uses the larger of calculated and tabulated values for conservative design.
Configurable corrosion allowance added to the calculated thickness.
Material-specific allowable stress at design temperature.
Module 7 of 8 in the Floating Ball Valve design verification suite.
Input design pressure P and nominal body diameter D.
Choose body material and enter allowable stress [σL].
Calculate thin-wall thickness with corrosion allowance C.
Take maximum of SB′ and ANSI B16.5 tabulated value.
Enter your design parameters and get instant verification results.
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