Vertical valves are not supported by
saddles
Bracket supports are most suitable for
thich walled vertical vessels
Skirt support is most suitable for
tall vertical vessels
Saddle supports are used for supportint
horizontal cylindrical vessels
Wind load consideration in the design of a support can be negledted when the vessel is
tall but empty
Leg support is meant for
small vessels
Joint efficiency for seamless pipe
1
In the design of paddle agitator, ratio of paddle diamter to tank diameter is normally taken as
0.8