External Pressure Vessels

(a) For thickness calculation (without stiffeners)

B = Factor from graph t = thickness without stiffeners Do = outer diameter For calculating factors A and B from graph, Do/t and L/Do and Temperature are required Here, L = Total length of vessel

(b) For thickness calculation (with stiffeners)

( Here, P = Design pressure As = c/s area of a stiffener t = thickness with stiffeners L = distance between two stiffeners (

Here, L = distance between two stiffeners t = thickness with stiffeners Do = outer diameter A = Factor from graph (c) Formula for Iprovided

Here, Pc = Critical pressure E = Modulus of elasticity Lmax = Max distance between two stiffeners

(d) Number of stiffeners = L = Total length of vessel Lmax = Max distance between two stiffeners

(e) Weight of shell (without stiffeners) ( Here, Do = outer diameter )

t = thickness without stiffener L = total length of vessel = Density of material (f) Weight of shell (with stiffeners) [ ( ) ] [ ]

Here, Do = outer diameter

t = thickness without stiffener L = total length of vessel = Density of material