Cold Forming Procedure Ellipsoidal Dish End
Cold Forming Procedure Ellipsoidal Dish End
❖ SCOPE: -
This specific procedure describes the method of pressing the seamless single piece dish
end by cold forming process
❖ REFERENCE STANDERD: -
ASME Sec VIII Div. 1 Edition 2015
ASME Sec II Part A Edition 2015
ASME Sec V Edition 2015
❖ DISH END FORMING ACTIVITIES & RESPONSIBILIETES
➢ Quality Control Engineer
1. Quality Control Engineer shall be responsible to send the Quality assurance plan i.e.
Inspection test plan, Mill test certificates, Heat treatment procedures, NDT procedures,
forming procedure send to client for approval.
2. QC Engineer shall be responsible to proceed with job only after approval of all technical
documents received
3. QC Engineer shall be responsible for to ensure that the received plates are free from scales
/rust /oil / grease. If required mechanical cleaning shall be applying to clean the plate
surface.
4. Correlate the plate’s identification with Mill Test Certificate and review/verify the mill
test certificate as per requirement of ASME Sec II-part A. Original Mill Marking shall be
recorded and included in final technical dossier.
5. Verify the Dish development marking i.e. blank diameter shall be done as per plate layout
and check that identification stamping transfer on marked blanks and on balance plate.
6. QC Engineer shall prepare the Material identification report and Identify the developed
blank with appointed TPI.
➢ Production supervisor
a. Production supervisor shall be responsible to check the approved drawing and to ensure
that the gas cuts / plasma cutting of Dish end blank is done as per layout.
b. Production Supervisor shall be responsible to check that cut blanks are serration free
c. Seamless blank shall be formed by the cold successive pressing method. Suitable dies and
punches of CS material shall be used for required size, shape & profile as per approved
drawing. Two dimensional templates used for checking & inter-stage inspection as per the
drawing and as per relevant code.
d. Dish End shall be cold formed by following stages
1. Crowning: - Crowning is spherical pressing from edge to center successively by
super imposing 50% of pressing as shown. Below.
Crowning
3. knuckling: - Edge braked portion is pressed into knuckling die & punches. This
Die & Punch is of same knuckle radius with spring back allowance and at the
same time desired circumference is achieved so is the diameter.
Dish End Diameter
Knuckling Knuckled