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Sweet Potato Souffle from The Cast Iron Skillet
This recipe is brought to you thanks to the kindness of Sasquatch Books. They sent me a review copy of The Cast Iron Skillet. It sits in my upstate house, buried in snow. Suzen and I haven't tried to get upstate in three week. We have plenty of snow, and ice, right here in Manhattan.
But I wanted to test recipes, and Sasquatch emailed me a PDF of the book. Suzen was able to scroll through all the sumptuous recipes. As I expected, she stopped when she got to this one, Sweet Potato Soufflé.
I don't know if you have a problem with sweet potatoes, but I do. It all began when I was a child and my mother, at Thanksgiving, presented a tub of sweet potatoes crowned with marshmallows. I still talk to my therapist about the trauma. Can you get PTSD from one serving of goop? I think I did.
After decades of avoiding them, I now love sweet potatoes. A month ago, we did some experiments and I got a new favorite recipe: sweet potatoes blended in a hot mixture of chiles. It's wonderful and I will blog it soon. But, but, this soufflé recipe is easily my favorite sweet potato concoction. And I doubt it can ever be surpassed.
"No eggs. How can it be a soufflé?" Suzen asked. She was reading the recipe. I was standing over her shoulder.
"Maybe the half-and-half," I suggested. "Or the apple cider. Or the butter. Or the sugar. Maybe we should add more sugar."
I got a dirty look. "Remember, we ate at the restaurant where one of these authors was the chef? Remember how good it was? How Paris-quality it was? We are not messing with anything."
With perfect diligence, Suzen measured and I obeyed. This recipe is perfectly balanced in its flavors. And the techniques, hand mashing and then beating with an electric mixer, yield a monster result. The sweet potato flavor here is sheltered in layers of apple, orange, and cinnamon. There is dairy richness: butter and half-and-half. All these flavors, all the techniques, and the result is sublime.
This recipe will be appreciated at any time of the year.
I will suggest it for you next holiday [Thanksgiving]. It will make the meal. And, as a side benefit of this side dish, it could spare you years of therapy.
Sweet Potato Soufflé
Yield: 6-8 servings [perfect for a holiday meal]
- 8 medium sweet potatoes or yams (about 4 pounds)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons salted butter, at room temperature
- ½ cup half-and-half
- ¼ cup apple cider
- 3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 3 tablespoons chilled salted butter, cut into small pieces
Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350°F.
Put the sweet potatoes in a large stockpot, cover with cold water, and add the salt. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and cook the potatoes until soft when pierced, 30 to 40 minutes. Drain and allow to cool.
Peel the sweet potatoes and place in a large bowl. Mash to a coarse consistency with a potato ricer or masher. Add the room-temperature butter, half-and-half, apple cider, brown sugar, cinnamon, and orange zest. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Transfer to a buttered 10- or 12-inch cast iron skillet. Dot the potatoes with the chilled butter pieces and bake in the oven until the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes. For a perfect golden crust on top, broil for the last 5 minutes.
Source: The Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook by Sharon Kramis, Julie Kramis Hearne and Charity Burggraff
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Individual Goat Cheese Souffles from James Peterson
On Valentine's Day, Cooking by the Book featured a special Bubbles and Bites menu with all the dishes coming from James Peterson's Glorious French Food. "Glorious" is the right adjective for the armada of wonderful dishes that parade across the pages of this book. For our menu, we offered:
- Individual Goat Cheese Soufflés
- Roast Duck Breast on a Red Cabbage Salad with Almonds and Champagne Vinaigrette
- Steamed Mussels in a Cream, Saffron and Mint Sauce
- Chicken Liver Mouse Served with Salty Focaccia [a Suzi specialty]
- Simplest Chocolate Mouse
Over the next few days, I'll post the recipes for every course in this lovely meal. I suppose you could wait until next Valentine's Day to try the whole thing yourself, or you do it all on some earlier night, or you can pick and choose. But somewhere along the way, all of these recipes deserve a try.
The rest of the text below here comes from Peterson's book. I'm putting the headnotes here because of the care he explains about choosing the cheese for this dish. And the headnotes explain how this is one of the dishes that stretched Peterson's arms [literally] and mind [figuratively] at a restaurant he once owned in a place called Manhattan.
For years I owned a small French restaurant in Manhattan where I was more concerned with duplicating experiences in France than I was in making money. Hence the restaurant's eventual demise—too many truffles, too many laborious dishes, and too much Champagne broken out if business was slow or a member of the kitchen staff was feeling a little low. The least practical dish, but a very popular one, was an individual goat cheese soufflé served as a first course. Not only did this keep the customers at the table an extra 20 minutes, but because I insisted the egg whites be beaten by hand (and because of our limited staff, this meant by me), I would be standing next to the stove beating egg whites in a copper bowl, sautéing chicken and steaks, whisking up sauces, and keeping track of those soufflés that were already in the oven.
These soufflés are very easy to prepare and you don't need to make a béchamel. I've never known anyone not to give them a rave review. It's important to use goat cheese that's not too hard, not too soft, and with plenty of flavor. I use bucheron (loosely translated as "lumberjack"), which is shaped like a log, 1 foot [30 cm] long and 5 inches [12 cm] in diameter. It's often sold in cheese stores or fancy supermarkets sliced into chunks about 2 inches [5 cm] thick. If you can't find bucheron, ask for a medium textured full-flavored cheese, but don't pay a mint—goat cheese can be very expensive. I use individual 10-ounce [310 ml] porcelain soufflé dishes, 4 inches in diameter and 1¾ inches [5 cm] high. Charlotte molds, which are metal and have little heart-shaped handles, will also work. I don't use a collar for these soufflés, but if your soufflé dishes are small, you may want to make and aluminum foil collar to add height.
Individual Goat Cheese Soufflés
Yield: 4 portions
For lining the soufflé dishes:
- 1 tablespoon softened butter
- ⅓ cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or grana padana
For the goat cheese base:
- 12 ounces [340 g] full-flavored, medium-textured goat cheese
- 6 egg yolks
For the final folding:
- 10 egg whites
- Pinch of salt
- Small pinch of cream of tartar (if you're not using a copper bowl)
To prepare the dishes, place them on their sides and brush the insides with the softened butter. Put the Parmigiano-Reggiano in the dishes and turn the dishes around until the dishes and foil are covered with a layer of cheese. Don't touch the inside after this point. Put the dishes in the refrigerator.
To make the goat cheese base, trim any moldy rind off the goat cheese and discard. Using the back of a fork, or a Kitchen Aid with a paddle attachment, mash the cheese with the egg yolks until the mixture is fairly smooth—don't worry about a few little lumps of cheese. Reserve.
To beat and fold in the egg whites and bake the soufflé, preheat the oven to 375°F. Put the egg whites in a bowl with the salt and, unless you're using a copper bowl, the cream of tartar. Start beating slowly (slow speed on the mixer) and gradually increase speed. Beat the whites to stiff peaks, about 4 minutes with an electric mixer, 6 to 8 minutes by hand. Whisk about one-fourth of the egg whites into the goat cheese mixture to lighten it and make it easier to fold. Scoop the egg whites into the goat cheese mixture and fold the mixture together with a rubber spatula. Sliding the spatula firmly against the sides of the bowl, reach down to the bottom of the bowl, where most of the heavier sauce base will have settled, and lift up the base, gently folding it over the whites. Continue in this way, cutting into the whites, but not pushing against them, as needed to combine the mixture. Don't overdo it; a few uncombined pieces of white are less of a problem than overworking the mixture and making it heavy.
Gently pour the mixture into the soufflé dishes and place the dishes on a sheet pan. Slide the sheet pan into the oven. Turn up the oven up to 425°F.
Bake the soufflés for 15 to 20 minutes until they rise by 1 to 2 inches [5 to 7.5 cm]. Make sure your guests are all at the table. (Un soufflé peut etre attendu, mats il ne doit jamais attendre — "A soufflé may be awaited but mustn't ever wait " — is an often-quoted axiom.) Move the sheet pan back and forth while closely watching the movement of the soufflé. If you notice the top rocking slightly back and forth, the soufflés aren't done. As soon as the soufflés appear firm, place the soufflés on plates, and bring them to the table. Provide your guests with dinner forks or large spoon.
Source: Glorious French Food by James Peterson


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I am a cultural anthropologist interested in researching fantasy fiction by treating these fictions as historical documents. My thesis research is a structural analysis of the Lord of the Rings series, specifically focusing on magic, dual sovereignty (authority and power struggles), and the construction and use of language. My goal is to compare these structures that are found in Lord of the Rings and understand how those structures that make up the fictional fantasy are reflections of how our culture is structured. In the past two years, two colleagues and I worked on a structural analysis of the Harry Potter series, which was presented at two conferences and was eventually published in the 2011 Semiotic Society of America conference proceedings.
I did my undergraduate work at the University of Mary Washington in Anthropology and Historic Preservation. My undergraduate work focused on myth and the ethnohistories of various Native American cultures and the interpretations of Native American material culture within museums, specially the National Museum of the American Indian.
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By Robert Hsu, Editor of China Strategy
With widespread investor concerns over the current state of China stocks, there are a lot of fear and frustration over China
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Top China Stock No. 1: Currently, the largest non-state-owned industrial valve manufacturer in China, China Valves Technology (CVVT) has shifted its focus to high-end technology products used in nuclear power and petrochemical industries. As a result, profit margins have improved significantly. From 2005 to 2009, the company's total revenue soared from $20.0 million to $95.4 million. Gross profit grew from $8.2 million to $46.8 million and net income jumped from $3.7 million to $24.9 million in the same period. After the sharp market sell-off since April, the company is trading at only 9x this year's PE, which is dirt cheap for a company growing earnings at 61% a year. Looking forward, I believe the company not only can maintain but could also further improve its margins as it captures even more market shares in high-end segment.
Top China Stock No. 2: China Yida Holdings (CNYD) is an integrated travel company that I believe will win big. Like Disney, China Yida operates TV stations and scenic parks and is a diversified entertainment and leisure enterprise focused on Chinese media and tourism. CNYD has an impressive average annual earnings growth rate of 63% in the past four years, a dirt cheap valuation of less than nine-times its trailing 12 month PE, and a unique business model similar to Disney. The company has three brand-new parks in development and expects to generate revenue from these sites by the end of 2012. CNYD is a great bet to snap up now before it attracts additional institutional attention and shares head sharply higher.
Top China Stock No. 3: The largest insurance company in China, China Life Insurance (LFC) has a dominant market share of 51% in a country where the insurance industry is growing a solid 15% a year. In the coming years, I look for China's insurance industry to grow rapidly and eventually become the largest insurance market in the world. China Life Insurance is expected to consolidate its leading position in major Chinese cities due to the new accounting standards that will soon be published by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission. Estimates based on the top three Chinese insurers' 2009 annual reports show that China Life Insurance would remain leading position in 33 major cities. These accounting changes don't really reflect any changes to the company's business, but nonetheless remain a positive for existing investors since they show the company in an even brighter light.
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Captain and Tennille are made of husband and wife, Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille. The couple met in 1971 in San Francisco.
Captain and Tennille enjoyed fruitful success in the 1970s. They released the number one single, "Love Will Keep Us Together," and top ten hits such as; "The Way I Want To Touch You," "Lonely Night," "Shop Around," and "Musket Love."
Captain and Tennille's success in the 1980s was limited however. The duo only released one album to the US in the 1980s. In 1980 they released Keeping Our Love Warm. That year they released two singles that scraped the bottom of the top 50. "Love on a Shoestring," which charted number 55, and "Happy Together," which rose to number 53.
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Thank goodness for Mark. He always seems to be around with a shoulder to cry on. Then again, he's also always leaning in for a kiss. Could she really have a future with him? And what does the future hold anyway? College seems likely until a whirlwind trip to LA opens the door to a whole new world of opportunity in the music industry. Nothing is easy or simple in Beka's world. But one thing's for sure. As she tries to pick out melodies--on her guitar and her life--she also wants to keep her ears open to what God has to say.
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Diane H. Pitts5 Stars Out Of 5March 20, 2006Diane H. PittsThe mailman brought my copy of The Encore, and I couldnt wait to dive in! What happens in the fifth and final episode of Becoming Beka? Eighteen year old Beka is torn between two loves; someone targets her for revenge; family dynamics heat up; and an unexpected twist catches Beka and the reader by surprise. Author Sarah Sumpolec doesnt tie up Bekas life in a neat package, but a strong message of God's hope lingers. Beka can't wait to see God's plan unfold, and I can't either. I hope thats why the author kept the door cracked for future possibilties. Maybe we wont have to say goodbye after all!
Shannon Primicerio5 Stars Out Of 5March 12, 2006Shannon PrimicerioI read all of The Encore in one day. I just couldn't put it down! This is the first book I have read in the Becoming Beka series, and it made me want to go back and read all of the rest. The Encore is both encouraging and entertaining. It is a must read for any girl who is fighting her way through all of the drama of high school life.
Eileen Zygarlicke5 Stars Out Of 5March 10, 2006Eileen ZygarlickeThe Encore is just that, a great ending to a superbly written series for teen girls. As a teacher and aunt, I've recommended and purchased this series for many teens struggling with the same issues Beka faces. Sumpolec does a terrific job with character development, allowing the reader to feel the pain Beka experiences. In The Encore, Beka knows in her heart she needs to decide about her relationships with two boys. The only downfall of this book would be that Sumpolec may have drawn out this decision and Beka's relationship with one of the boys a bit too long. However, the character development, tone, and pacing carry the reader for the most part.The problems Beka faces in this book are "real life" for Christian teens who desire to "fit in" to the world around them. Without being preachy, Sumpolec expresses her message of trusting God in terms teens will relate to.It was a fun ride to be part of Beka's life throughout this series. I look forward to seeing what Sumpolec writes next, knowing with confidence it will be something well written.
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Tell us a little about yourself. I'm from all over since my family moved around a lot when I was a kid - this would explain part of why I've stayed in the same town since my college graduation. I have a fantastic husband and three wonderful daughters. I do a majority of my writing during nap-time - it's about the only time a mom gets! But I must admit that sometimes I do waste too much time with a couple of guilty pleasures - blogging and e-mail. I love to read, watch television (Lost is amazing) and hang out with my family (though that usually means playing Uno or Chutes and Ladders).
What was your motivation behind this project? Hmmm - to be honest my motivation was always to share Beka's story. I didn't know at the beginning what would happen in the end, because I learned the story as I wrote it. That is the fun part of writing. I did want to write for teens because I care deeply about them and their truggles. For some reason, many adults forget that different things are important when you're 16 or 17. I wanted to write a story that teens could relate to.
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Smoke-free environments: The national health law prohibits smoking on public transport, in health care facilities, educational facilities, children's playgrounds, and religious places. In other types of public places and in workplaces, designated smoking areas may be provided. However, under Indonesian law, local governments must also pass corresponding implementing legislation in order for the national health law's smoke-free provisions to take effect. The national law does not set a deadline by which local governments must act, and some local governments have passed legislation while others have not.
Advertising, promotion and sponsorship: Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship is generally allowed in Indonesia, with a few restrictions. However, broadcast and written media advertisements may not show cigarettes, cigarette packs, or the use of cigarettes or tobacco. Tobacco advertising on TV and radio is restricted to the hours between 21:30 and 05:00 local time.
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Nineteen months after Danielle Willard was shot to death, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced Thursday he had charged one of the West Valley City detectives involved with second-degree felony manslaughter.
The charge was filed against former West Valley City narcotics Detective Shaun Cowley in 3rd District Court. However, Gill opted not to charge Kevin Salmon, the other detective who fired his weapon at Willard.
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Cowley was booked into the Salt Lake County jail on Thursday afternoon, but he soon posted $10,000 bail, according to the jail's website.
Lindsay Jarvis, Cowley's attorney, called the decision to prosecute "politically motivated." She said in a written statement her client learned that charges had been filed against him while watching a live televised press conference where Gill announced the charges. Cowley then voluntarily surrendered to the jail.
"In spite of Sim Gill's public presentation of manipulated evidence, which was both unethical and prejudicial, we are confident that Detective Cowley will prevail at trial," Jarvis said. "Sadly, this case has been used as a political platform for Sim Gill to continue his re-election endeavors, as opposed to being analyzed fairly and impartially."
Willard's mother, Melissa Kennedy, said she was pleased with Gill's decision.
"Cowley's the one that murdered her," Kennedy said. "He's the one that shot the gun. He's the one that raised the level of force.
"I would have preferred murder" charges, Kennedy added, "but if manslaughter is all we can get, I will be happy with that."
Ian Adams, a spokesman for the Utah chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police, was glad Salmon was not charged, but criticized the count against Cowley and how long it took for Gill to make a decision. He said it took the district attorney almost 600 days to make a determination about officers who had only seconds to make their decisions.
"This is not going to be a successful felony case," Adams said, "not the way it was handled."
It is rare in Utah for a police officer to be charged with homicide.
The most recent case was a Taylorsville police officer, who was charged with negligent homicide, a class A misdemeanor, for allegedly killing a motorist while attempting to join a police pursuit in February 2007. As part of a deal, the officer pleaded guilty to three lesser traffic violations and was sentenced to a fine and probation.
Other than that case, veteran prosecutors could not remember another instance of a Utah police officer being charged with a crime for killing someone.
The charge against Cowley ends months of debate about whether criminal counts should be filed and why Gill was taking so long to make a decision.
Cowley, 33, and Salmon were conducting a drug investigation in the area of 2290 W. Lexington Park Drive (3710 South), when they shot at and killed Willard, 21, as she backed a car from a parking spot Nov. 2, 2012.
Nine months later, Gill announced the shooting was not justified under Utah law, but he waited until Thursday to announce the criminal charge.
In the interim, the Willard shooting sparked protests from people who saw it as an example of excessive force by police. The shooting also led to spiraling investigations of the West Valley City Police Department's neighborhood narcotics unit, resulting in discipline for its detectives and hundreds of criminal cases being dismissed. The longtime police chief, Buzz Nielsen, resigned for what he said were health reasons.
Cowley was fired — not for the shooing, but for mishandling evidence found in his car after the shooting. He has been fighting his termination and has an appeal hearing scheduled for Aug. 25 before the city's civil service commission.
Salmon has been on paid leave pending the decision on criminal charges.
West Valley City Police Chief Lee Russo said during a Thursday afternoon news conference that the city is prepared to move forward with the appeal process for Cowley.
As for Salmon, Russo said now that the district attorney has declined to file charges, the department's investigation could be completed within 30 days.Next Page >
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What would you say if you opened your newspaper one morning and saw a letter from the Prime Minister of Serbia advising you how to vote in the next general election?
'Mind your own bloody business' would be my response- and probably yours too.
Yet while most us would be incensed at such blatant interference in our own election, it seems that its perfectly acceptable for the British Prime Minister to write letters to newspapers in Serbia advising the Serbs how to vote.
Is there no limit to the man's arrogance?
If there was such a thing as international justice, Blair would now be languishing in a dark and dusty prison cell. As it is, a man responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent people has the audacity to lecture another country on the urgent need to hand over one of their suspected war criminals.
Chutzpah simply isn't the word.
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Beyond chutzpah: A war criminal lectures Serbia
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I attempted to put a comment on your article in today's Guardian but it seems I have been banned for not approving of Chairman Mao or something. I think you will be in general agreement with it & probably some other stuff on the blog - http://a-place-to-stand.blogspot.com/2007/01/guardian-supports-racist-censorship.html
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Don't worry, Blair will be safely ignored. No one's going to listen to the lunatic who bombed them for "humanitarian" reasons.
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Call it Kelly x Kelly. Put R. Kelly, king of the unsubtle sex jam, and Kelly Rowland, who's never shied away from a steamy R&B number (see "Motivation" and "Ice" for more), together on one song, and what do you think is going to happen? Probably something a lot like "All The Way," the most dangerously sultry banger since — well, since the last thing R. Kelly released, like, a week ago.
Rowland croons over a slow, throbbing beat, while Kells drops lyrical gems like, "You don't know if you're addicted til you relapse from detox of loving each other"; pretty much, it's exactly what you'd expect from the Chicago hitmaker. Rowland doesn't have to invite him to do what he wants with her body — she doesn't have to.
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Supplemental Benefits for Spouses under Social Security: A Public Choice Explanation of the Law
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Jun9-07, 03:24 PM
Dear Y'all
I have a large pressure vessel 12'' ID 1.5'' wall that I use for combustion experiments (UCF). The cylindrical vessel has two inserts on each side that are attaches through large threads (12''-4 UNC), 12 inch nominal diameter an 4 threads per inch, about 2.5'' deep. I want to calculate the maximum axial load (pressure in vessel) the material is 7075 Aerograde aluminum. Hope someone can help me.
Kindest Regards, Jaap
Jun9-07, 04:56 PM
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Hi Jaap,
Can you provide a drawing for this? Please show as much detail as possible. Also, what temper is the 7075? Is there any cyclic stress on it?
Jun11-07, 06:29 AM
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12-4! Wholly molley. That's a big thread. Cool!
To add more questions, since this is a combustor test, what is the expected temperature range? Even the 7000 series has a pretty steep temperature degradation curve.
Also, are these threads manufactured by a company like Rosean or Fairchild or are they your manufacture? How are they inserted and locked in place?
Jun13-07, 01:26 AM
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The threads are standard Unifified Course. It is not a combustor. I will monitor a freely propagating flame using a High speed camera so I don't expect high temperature effects (only for a very short time). The design was not mine but I had it made.
Threads are made by a standard (good) machinist. Since the ASME boiler and pressure vessel code manual does not advise such large hreads it is hard to find inormation. I just need to know within a certain factor what strength to expect.
See attached PDF
Jun13-07, 07:38 AM
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Hi Jaap,
Thanks for the pictures and sketch. At least I can get a fair idea what youre doing now. Without a detailed drawing though, no one will be able to really analyze this vessel very well, so the only thing I can do is point out what is important about the design in regards to pressure containment.
The ID of a 12-4 thread is about 11.7, so either the vessel ID isnt 12 or the thread isnt 12-4. MAWP for a vessel per ASME code (section VIII, Div 1) is:
P = S E t / (R + .6 t)
Where P = Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (do not exceed pressure)
S = Allowable Stress
E = joint efficiency factor (= 1 for machined or seemless vessel)
t = wall thickness
R = inside radius
I cant look up 7075 in the BPV code because youve not provided the temper or ASTM code it was purchased to, but Id guess youre talking about T6 temper in which case, and Id guess the stress allowable is between 12 ksi and 15 ksi for this. If you can be more specific, I could look it up.
That puts the vessel rating up around 2600 psi, but there are lots of other factors.
The pipes/tubes you have coming in the top represent stress risers and they should be looked at. The size of the holes takes away from material resisting the hoop stress. This will lower the vessel's rating.
The holes in the middle of the screwed on heads would seem to prevent turning this into a pressure vessel, so how they are sealed, and stresses resisted at those points has to be addressed.
Regarding the thread itself, I wouldnt use more than 4 threads to calculate the shear force on something like this, maybe only 3. The deformation in the parts wont allow the other threads to contribute to the load. Without a whole lot more detail, Id suggest keeping internal pressure below 1000 psi because of thread shear stress.
Its unclear what the bolts are doing on this, and what cross sectional dimensions the end plates have. Without knowing a lot more about the dimensions on the end plates, the holes, and why the bolts are there, it's impossible to say what the pressure rating of the heads themselves are.
Note that almost all states in the US now require vessels that meet the description of the ASME BPV code be code stamped. The ID of this is over 6 and if pressure is over 15 psi (I think it is) then this vessel, per state law, needs to be a coded vessel. If anyone gets injured or killed by this vessel from overpressure, the lawyers will have a field day.
Have you considered doing a hydrostatic pressure test on this vessel to at least confirm what pressure it can withstand? That might be the easiest and most accurate thing you can do and would provide a degree of safety much greater than any free analysis you can obtain on a message board. Do a pressure test to 1.5 to 2 times the pressure you want to use the vessel for unless temperatures exceed ambient, in which case, get the material data and derate according to ASME codes for the material. That part is fairly simple.
Jun13-07, 08:07 AM
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It's tough to tell from your print, so I'll ask for a couple more details. I need to make sure that this is what you are doing:
- Aluminum pressure vessel with pilot ID's on both ends.
- Steel threaded inserts inserted into the ends (How are they retained? Threads? Press fit?)
- End caps screwed into threaded inserts.
Does this represent what you are doing or is the vessel end cap being screwed directly into the aluminum housing?
Jun13-07, 10:45 AM
Goest I think you may have underestimated the strength of 7075 AL
This is what I got from Matweb
Tensile Strength, Ultimate 360 - 540 MPa / 52200 - 78300 psi
Tensile Strength, Yield 260 - 470 MPa / 37700 - 68200 psi
This puts the pressure rating over 5000 (ASME BPV VIII div 1 UG-27)
. It needs to be about 3500. The holes on the top are NPT fittings going into swagelock plumbing.
Th vessel is seemless to.
The Threaded inserts are threaded straight into the vessel. Goest you are correct the inside diameter is more like 11.75.
There are two 8''OD 2.5''thick fused quartz windows clamped between two gaskets. there is a endplate that bolts into the threaded insert.
There is a steel reinforced, concrete filled cinderblock blast wall that surrounds the vessel.
I will do a hydrostatic test according to ASME BPV section 5. Any advise?
How do I calculate the threads load capability? That is my biggest issue.
Thanks for all y'alls help guys
Who can stamp this vessel for me?
Jun13-07, 11:18 AM
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The shear of the internal thread is going to be, most likely the weak spot of the assembly. In that case, the maximum shear force can be calculated through the following:
Shear Area:
[tex]A_s [/tex]= Shear Area
[tex]d_{min} [/tex]= Minimum Major Diameter
[tex]n [/tex]= Threads per Inch Engaged
[tex]D_{2,max} [/tex]= Max Pitch Diameter of Internal Threads
The calculated shear force for the internal threads is then:
[tex]S_t [/tex]= Shear Strength of the Material
[tex]A_s [/tex]= Shear Area from above
[tex]L_e [/tex]= Length of Engagement
One note I would impress is that the design criteria is for threaded fasteners and the UN series threads (FED-STD-H28).
I can not comment on the applicability of this to such large threads or something that is not, technically,
a bolt or nut. It should get in the area you need to be though. With an ample safety factor you should have
your bases covered.
BTW...those numbers look good for 7075 Al. Just remember what I mentioned in regards to the temperature effects on the material properties IF you ever go to a higher temperature.
Jun13-07, 01:05 PM
Ok lets try this;
n = 4
St = 37700 psi
(Female Threads)
Effective pitch diameter = 12.0 in
Pitch, p = 0.25 (4 threads per inch)
Minimum major diameter, d = 12.16238 in
Max diameter, D = 11.83762 in
L = 2 in
Then from equation (1)
A = Pi * dmin * n * [1/2n + 1/Sqrt(3) * (d-D)]
A = 47.76 in^2
Then from equation (2)
Fmax = 1/2 * S * A * L
Fmax = 47.76 * S = 1.8 Mlbf
When I cannot use the full length of engagement (see Goest's comment) then:
Fmax = 0.675 Mlbf
This last number would result in a pressure rating of about 5970 Psi.
Does this look OK?
Jun13-07, 03:12 PM
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I don't have a good gut feel for threads that large. But it does look like you have it right. Just double check your units. I would then divide that final pressure by a generous factor of safety before you go any further.
I would also yield to Q for any other recommendations. Pressure vessels are his neck of the woods.
Jun13-07, 03:30 PM
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Hi jaap. Regarding the strength of the material, per ASME code, you should be using the allowable stress, not the yield strength. I had a brief look through Part D (properties) but without having the ASTM number, its hopeless. Section D doesnt use common terms such as 6061 or 7075 since these are too vague to pin down properties with. They use the ASTM number and various types/grades and UNS numbers to properly identify the specific type of material. Once the material properties are known, they apply a safety factor to them and say, dont exceed this stress level, which they call the allowable stress.
However, I can find values for 6061-T6 in the piping code (ASME B31.3) which is around 12 ksi for allowable stress. The BPV values for 7075-T6, if you were to identify the material, would be very close to the 6061 values in the piping code, which is how I arrived at the values for stress allowable that I gave above.
In this case, youre interested in allowable shear stress. Shear stress is about 2/3 of yield, so dont get confused. See for example:
So Id suggest using about 8000 psi as an allowable shear stress. Im not exactly sure how the Code handles shear stress on threads though, Im not heavy into pressure vessel design and usually the shear stress on bolt threads is not the limiting factor, it's the tensile area.
All this gives you a very conservative pressure containing component of course, and an absolutely miserable value for pressure. However, thats what the code would tell you to do.
As for who can code the vessel for you, thats impossible. It has to be designed, built and tested by a National Board certified manufacturer.
If youre intent on using the vessel, Id suggest as a minimum, doing a hydrostatic test on it. Pressurize it with water to 2 times the pressure you intend to use the vessel for. Hold the pressure for at least 5 minutes, and Id suggest raising the pressure in 10% increments till you get to this hold pressure. Once the pressure test is complete, disassemble it and verify dimensions havent changed (which would indicate yielding of the material). You shouldnt have any leakage either of course. Either would be cause for rejection.
Jun14-07, 08:58 AM
There is a big difference between in 60 and 70 series in Al thats why we picked it out.
How much water should I use for a hydrostatic test and how dangerous is that?
Jun14-07, 09:15 AM
"Im not heavy into pressure vessel design and usually the shear stress on bolt threads is not the limiting factor, it's the tensile area."
I am not sure what you mean with this?
Jun14-07, 10:40 AM
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Hi jaap,
Regardless, the biggest concerns for your vessel are the shear stress area of the thread, hoop stress in the cylinder and bending in the head. Bending on the head can also be calculated using either ASME BPV code calcs or you can use Roark's.
Remember you don't want to use yield strength, you need a safety factor of at least 1.5 on yield and 3.5 on ultimate. Of course, you'll need to find out the temper of the material used to figure out the strength of the material. That's another missing piece of information.
Another bit of missing information is how the pressure is going to be developed inside this and what the maximum pressure it could see is given a failure of other components that create this pressure. When considering what pressure you need to rate a vessel at, you need to consider the system it is going into. It would be nice to understand how you are safing this vessel too, do you have relief valves on it?
- At the very least, I'd suggest doing the hydrostat test on this, and because no stress analysis has been done, I'd suggest doing it to 2 times the intended MAWP (ie: relief valve set pressure or maximum possible pressure the vessel could be exposed to). If this vessel is going to be used more than about 1000 times, fatigue is an issue (especially for aluminum) and I'd suggest doing this test on a regular basis (or just tossing it out).
- A better option would be to have someone go over the design and calculate stress and THEN do the hydrostat test.
- The best option is to ditch the entire thing and have an ASME certified company make you a stamped vessel. They'll do the hydro test to certify it.
Jun14-07, 01:03 PM
The thing at a University is that we would like to build our own stuff. We do have a burst disk that can be set at a pre determined pressure.
The maximum pressure is created by a single combustion event of the gas inside. (Like a single piston engine stroke). There is no other system component that could cause the pressure to rise even more (which is good).
For the hydrostatic test is it ok to fill it with water and then to top it of with a unregulated air bottle through a needle valve? At the event of rupture the needle valve opening will immediately choke.
The material is 7075-T6
Thanks for all your help!! Ever have a question about shock waves make sure to let me know!!
Jun14-07, 06:49 PM
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I can understand you'd like to build this yourself for economic and other reasons, but pressure vessels are governed by ASME code and almost all states have laws requiring such vessels to be coded.
If you have a burst disk set at 3500 psi, I'd suggest you do the hydrostatic test at 7000 psi. The highest pressure you can get in a cylinder is around 6000 psi, so you might be able to use that but I wouldn't recommend it. Putting any kind of gas into the system defeats the purpose of doing a hydrostatic test, regardless of how you might control it. See if you can get a manual hand pump. Grainger has hydraulic hand pumps for as little as $264 that will go up to 10,000 psi. Don't know if it's good for water, but if you have to use oil, no big deal.
Another option is to have someone do the pressure test for you. Try calling one of these pressure test outfits:
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