Sample Output from "Candes" Pressure Vessel Program

 

PRESSURE VESSEL DESIGN PROGRAM OUTPUT FOR AN OPTIMUM

SPHERE FOR GIVEN INTERNAL DIAMETER

 

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REQUIREMENTS AND DATA GIVEN:

Diameter Inside = 10.000 inches

Internal Pressure = 100000 psi

Yield Strength = 175000 psi

Material Density = 0.2830 lb/in^3

 

 

RESULTING DESIGN:

Outer Diameter = 19.129 inches

Vessel Weight = 889.071 pounds

Wall Thickness = 4.565 inches

 

STRESSES IN THE WALL:

Tangential Stress = 75000 psi

Radial Stress = -100000 psi

Von Mises Stress = 175000 psi