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Ch04 Section15 Pressure Vessel Design.4

This document provides an example problem to analyze the stresses in a thick-walled cylinder subjected to an external pressure. The cylinder has an internal diameter of 25 mm, an external diameter of 50 mm, and is capped on both ends. The solution methodology involves calculating the longitudinal, radial, and tangential stresses at the inner and outer surfaces of the cylinder. Mohr's circle diagrams will then be drawn for the inner and outer surfaces to determine the critical section with the maximum shear stress. Key equations from the thick cylinder theory are used to calculate the stresses at each location.

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Ch04 Section15 Pressure Vessel Design.4

This document provides an example problem to analyze the stresses in a thick-walled cylinder subjected to an external pressure. The cylinder has an internal diameter of 25 mm, an external diameter of 50 mm, and is capped on both ends. The solution methodology involves calculating the longitudinal, radial, and tangential stresses at the inner and outer surfaces of the cylinder. Mohr's circle diagrams will then be drawn for the inner and outer surfaces to determine the critical section with the maximum shear stress. Key equations from the thick cylinder theory are used to calculate the stresses at each location.

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2
.
2 1

Example T4.15.1: Thick-wall Cylinder Analysis


Problem Statement: Consider a cylinder subjected to an external pressure of
150 MPa and an internal pressure of zero. The cylinder has a 25 mm ID and a 50
mm OD, respectively. Assume the cylinder is capped.
Find:

1. the state of stress ( r , t , l ) at the inner and outer cylinder


surfaces;
2. the Mohrs Circle plot for the inside and outside cylinder surfaces;
3. the critical section based upon the estimate of max .

Solution Methodology:

Since we have an external pressure case, we need to compute the state of


stress ( r , t , l ) at both the inside and outside radius in order to determine
the critical section.
1. As the cylinder is closed and exposed to external pressure only,
Eq. (T-6a) may be applied to calculate the longitudinal stress
developed. This result represents the average stress across the wall
of the pressure vessel and thus may be used for both the inner and
outer radii analyses.
2. Assess the radial and tangential stresses using Eqs. (T-4) and (T-5)
for the inner and outer radii, respectively.
3. Assess the principal stresses for the inner and outer radii based
upon the magnitudes of ( r , t , l ) at each radius.
4. Use the principal stresses to calculate the maximum shear stress at
each radius.
5. Draw Mohrs Circle for both states of stress and determine which
provides the critical section.
Solution:

1. Longitudinal Stress Calculation:


ro =

OD 50 mm
=
= 25 mm ;
2
2

ri =

ID 25 mm
=
= 12.5 mm
2
2

Compute the radius ratio,

ro
25 mm
=
= 2.0
ri 12.5 mm

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Machine Design Tutorial 415: Pressure Vessel Design

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