<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>The ASME boiler code has all that. And the conical transition welds are NOT reinforced any mire than a hemi to a cylinder would be.</div><div>Vance<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jan 4, 2014, at 8:34 PM, Joe Perkel <<a href="mailto:josephperkel@yahoo.com">josephperkel@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">Busby is unclear as to how a transition from cylinder to cone is accomplished (fabricated). Ala PC 14 for example. Is the weld joint reinforced or is it simply an abrupt change in angle? <br><br>The issue is relevant in an attempt to reduce volume within the pressure hull where only machinery/equipment is intended to reside.<br><br>Is there a text or diagram somewhere that covers such transitions?<br><br>Thanks<br><br>Joe<a href="http://overview.mail.yahoo.com?.src=iOS"><br><br>Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Personal_Submersibles mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>