RECTANGULAR TANKS (SOURCE :Pressure Vessel Hand Book, Megesey)

a
B
E
G
H

(H/L value from table)

(H/L value from table)
Modulus of Elasticity
Specific Gravity of Liquid
Height of tank

I
L

Moment of Inertia
Length of Tank

R
S

Allowable stress of plates

Required thickness of Plates (Shell)

ta

Actual Plate Thickness

0.0035
0.08
28000000
1
1.2
47.244094

m
inch

2.5
98.425197

m
inch

137.9
20000
6.520712

Mpa
psi
mm

mm
inches
mm

0.3149606
6.1281761

tb

Required Plate Thickness for Bottom

tc
Ib
w
y

Actual Plate Thickness of Bottom

Space between supports in bottom plate

load per unit of length
deflection of plate
Material
H/L

32.808399

psi

mm
inch

SS 304
0.48

Required Plate thickness

t=L(Sqrt(BxHx0.036xG)/S))
0.256720945
6.520712004

Stiffening Frame

Load

w=0.036 G H2 /2
40.1760803522
R1=0.3w
R2=0.7w

Lmin1
Lmin2
Lactual
3

Lmin1=R1 x L4 / 192 E ta
Lmin2=R2 x L4 / 192 E ta
0.6680338304
1.5587456043

Bottom Plate Supported by Beams

inch
mm

12.052824
28.123256

Top Minimum required moment of inertia of

Intermediate Minimum required moment of i
in4
in4
in4

tb=Ib (1.254 x Sqrt(s/0.036 x G x H))

0.2412667745
6.1281760715

inch
mm

Input
From Table
Output
Calculation result
Equation

equired moment of inertia of stiffening Ring

Minimum required moment of inertia of stiffening Ring

RECTANGULAR TANKS (SOURCE :Pressure Vessel Hand Book, Megesey)

a
B
E
G
H

(H/L value from table)

(H/L value from table)
Modulus of Elasticity
Specific Gravity of Liquid
Height of tank

I
L

Moment of Inertia
Length of Tank

R
S

Allowable stress of plates

Required thickness of Plates (Shell)

ta

Actual Plate Thickness

0.0035
0.08
28000000
1
2
78.740157

m
inch

3.7
145.66929

m
inch

137.9
20000
12.45894

Mpa
psi
mm

13

mm
inches
mm

0.511811
11.708933

tb

Required Plate Thickness for Bottom

tc
Ib
w
y

Actual Plate Thickness of Bottom

12

Space between supports in bottom plate

load per unit of length
deflection of plate
Material
H/L

48.55643

psi

mm
inch

SS 304
0.5405405

Required Plate thickness

t=L(Sqrt(BxHx0.036xG)/S))
0.4905094661
12.4589404385

Stiffening Frame

Load

w=0.036 G H2 /2
111.6002232004
R1=0.3w
R2=0.7w

Lmin1
Lmin2
Lactual
3

Lmin1=R1 x L4 / 192 E ta
Lmin2=R2 x L4 / 192 E ta
5.4788505234
12.7839845546

Bottom Plate Supported by Beams

inch
mm

33.480067
78.120156

Top Minimum required moment of inertia of

Intermediate Minimum required moment of i
in4
in4
in4

tb=Ib (1.254 x Sqrt(s/0.036 x G x H))

0.4609816184
11.708933108

inch
mm

Input
From Table
Output
Calculation result
Equation

equired moment of inertia of stiffening Ring

Minimum required moment of inertia of stiffening Ring