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Assume efficiency of the joint is 80%.

Pressure Vessels and Brakes Take Home Problems a. 0.00715𝒅𝒅𝟐𝟐
1. Determine the safe wall thickness of a 30 inches b. 0.00482𝑑𝑑2
steel tank with an internal pressure of 7.82MPa. c. 0.00721𝑑𝑑2
The yield stress of material is at 275.48MPa. The d. 0.00682𝑑𝑑2
factor of safety to use is 2 7. A thin hollow sphere of radius 10in and thickness
a. ¼ inch 0.1 inches is subjected to an internal pressure of
b. 232.6cm 100psig. The maximum normal stress on an
c. 21.6mm element of the sphere is:
d. 5/8 inch a. 5000psi
2. A thin hollow sphere of radius 10 inches and b. 7070psi
thickness of 0.1 inches is subjected to an internal c. 14140psi
pressure of 100 psig. The maximum normal d. 20000psi
stress on an element of the sphere is 8. A spherical shell of 1.8m of outside diameter and
a. 5000 psi 1.725m inside diameter at a pressure of
b. 10000psi 10.4MPa. Compute the stress in the shell.
c. 7070psi a. 124.8MPa
d. 14140psi b. 119.6MPa
3. A thin walled cylinder is 15 inches in diameter. c. 96.48MPa
The internal fluid pressure in this cylinder is 150 d. 88.46MPa
psi. The wall thickness is 0.125. Find the induced 9. A cylindrical tank has an inside diameter of 5in
stress in the cylinder wall. and is subjected to an internal pressure of
a. 8,000 psi 500psi. If maximum stress is 1200psi, determine
b. 4,500 psi the required thickness.
c. 7,500 psi a. 1.4in
d. 9,000 psi b. 2.4in
4. With the present water interruptions prevailing c. 3.4in
in Metro Manila, you have been asked to design d. 4.4in
an upright cylindrical water tank 6 meters in 10. A cylinder having an internal diameter of 20in
diameter and 6 meters high, vented, and to be and an external diameter of 36in is subjected to
filled completely with water. Determine the an internal pressure of 10,000 psi and an
minimum thickness of the tank plate if the stress external pressure of 2500psi. Determine the
is limited to 40MPa. hoop stress at the inner surface of the cylinder.
a. 4.41mm a. 24,705.16psi
b. 5.81mm b. 19,028.32psi
c. 4.28mm c. 13,142.86psi
d. 3.57mm d. 11,696.43psi
5. A steel cylindrical air receiver with 5 ft. diameter 11. A cylinder having an internal diameter of 20in
and pressure load of 180psi, design stress of and an external diameter of 36in is subjected to
9500 psi, 1 ½ inch diameter drain valve installed an internal pressure of 10,000 psi and an
at the bottom of the vessel and safety pressure external pressure of 2,000 psi. Determine the
relief valve installed either at the top most or at hoop stress at the inner and outer surface of the
the side with pop-out rating of 200psi. Assume a cylinder.
100% weld joint efficiency. The lap welding a. 24,705.16psi
tensile strength is 65,000 psi. Determine the b. 19,028.32psi
bursting pressure of this air receiver. c. 13,142.86psi
A. 1154.45 psi d. 11,696.43psi
B. 1454.56 psi 12. A hydraulic control for a straight motion utilizes
C. 1354.56 psi a spherical tank that is connected to a work
D. 1231.53 psi cylinder with piston diameter of 4.35in. Spherical
6. A compression ring is to be used at the junction tank maintains pressure in the tank at 400 psi.
of a conical head and shell. Determine the Determine the wall thickness of work cylinder if
required are of the compression ring if the it is made of cast iron having an allowable tensile
 stress of 2000psi. The pressure drop between
the tank and cylinder is 30psi.
a. 0.448
b. 0.583
c. 0.402
d. 0.687
13. A simple band brake has a 76cm and fitted with a
steel band 2/5 cm thick lined with a brake lining
having a coefficient of friction of 0.25, the arc of
contact is 245 degrees. The drum is attached to a
60cm, hoisting drum that sustain a rope load of
820kg, the operating force has a moment arm of
1.50 and the band is attached 12cm from the
pivot point. Find the torque required just to
support the load(clockwise).
a. 2413.26N-m
b. 3492.31N-m
c. 2453.29N-m
d. 1894.82N-m
14. A simple band brake has a 76cm drum and fitted
with a steel band 2/5 cm thick lined with a brake
lining having a coefficient of friction of 0.25. The
arc of contact is 245deg and the drum is
attached to a 60cm hoisting drum that sustains a
rope load of 820kg. The operating force has a
moment arm of 1.50m and a band is attached
12cm from the pivot point. Compute the force
required considering that the direction:
clockwise and counter clockwise
a. 673.7N, 265.6N
b. 773.7N, 265.6N
c. 873.7N, 265.6N
d. 973.7N, 265.6N
15. A simple band brake has a 76cm drum and fitted
with a steel band 2/5 cm thick lined with a brake
lining having a coefficient of friction of 0.25. The
arc of contact is 245deg and the drum is
attached to a 60cm hoisting drum that sustains a
rope load of 820kg. The operating force has a
moment arm of 1.50m and a band is attached
12cm from the pivot point. Compute the width
of a steel band for a tensile stress of 55MPa.
a. 44mm
b. 40mm
c. 54mm
d. 20mm
16. A differential band brake has an operating lever
0.23m long. The ends of the brake band are
attached so that their operating arms are 28mm
and 152mm long. The brake-drum diameter is
61cm, the arc of contact is 300 deg, the
coefficient of friction is 0.22 and the brake band
is 3mm x 102mm. Compute the minimum force
required at the end of the operating lever to
subject this band pressure of 5.5MPa
a. 15kN
b. 23kN
c. 107kN
d. 32kN
17. A differential band brake has an operating lever
0.23m long. The ends of the brake band are
attached so that their operating arms are 28mm
and 152mm long. The brake-drum diameter is
61cm, the arc of contact is 300 deg, the
coefficient of friction is 0.22 and the brake band
is 3mm x 102mm. Compute the maximum force
required at the end of the operating lever to
subject this band pressure of 5.5MPa
a. 15kN
b. 23kN
c. 107kN
d. 32kN
18. A differential band brake has an operating lever
0.23m long. The ends of the brake band are
attached so that their operating arms are 28mm
and 152mm long. The brake-drum diameter is
61cm, the arc of contact is 300 deg, the
coefficient of friction is 0.22 and the brake band
is 3mm x 102mm. Compute the torque applied
to the brake-shaft.
a. 15.5kN-m
b. 23.7kN-m
c. 35.7kN-m
d. 32.6kN-m
19. A machine band brake is installed on a 900mm
diameter drum rotating at 250rpm. It was found
out that the angle of contact is 270degrees and
one end of the brake band is fastened to a fixed
pin while the other end to the brake arm located
150mm from the fixed pin. The straight brake
arm is 1m long and is placed in the orientation
perpendicular to the diameter bisecting the
angle of contact. Compute the minimum force at
the end of the brake arm necessary to stop the
drum with 50kW being absorbed. Note
coefficient of friction is 0.035.
a. 3.9kN
b. 2.5kN
c. 3.7kN
d. 1.5kN
20. A brake shoe is pressed against the surface of a
25.4cm diameter drum rotating at 1250rpm with
a force of 111.20N. If the coefficient of friction
between drum and cylinder is 0.21, what power
is dissipated in the form of heat by the drag of
the brake shoe?
a. 388.2W
 b. 394.9W b. 0.322
c. 401.6W c. 0.522
d. 408.8W d. 0.216
21. A band brake is installed on a drum rotating at 26. A brake requires 900in-lb torque to stop a shaft
250 rom and a diameter of 900 millimeters. The operating at 840rpm in a period of 3.5sec. What
angle of contact is 1.5pi radians and one end of is the inertia load expressed in lb-𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 2 ?
the brake band is fastened to a fixed pin while a. 96.25 lb-𝒇𝒇𝒇𝒇𝟐𝟐
the other end to the brake arm 150mm from the b. 56.25 lb-𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 2
fixed pin. The coefficient of friction is 0.25 and c. 76.25 lb-𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 2
the straight brake arm is 1000mm long and is d. 86.25 lb-𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 2
placed perpendicular to the diameter bisecting 27. Determine the bursting pressure of steel with
the angle of contact. Determine the minimum diameter of 10inches and 1/4in thick plate. The
force in Newtons applied at 50 kilowatts is being joint efficiency is at 70% and the tensile strength
absorbed. is 60ksi.
A. 100N a. 4,020psi
B. 200N b. 4,002psi
C. 300N c. 2,400psi
D. 400N d. 4,200psi
22. A simple band brake has a 76cm drum and fitted 28. Determine the safe wall thickness of a 30 inches
with a steel band 2/5 cm thick lined with a brake steel with internal pressure of 7.82MPa. The
lining having a coefficient of friction of 0.25. The yield stress of material is at 275.48MPa. The
arc of contact is 245 degrees. The drum is factor of safety to use is 2.0
attached to a 60 cm hoisting drum that sustain a a. ¾ in
rope load of 820kg. The operating force has a b. 23.4cm
moment arm of 1.50m and the band is attached c. 21.6mm
12cm from the pivot point. Find the width of a d. 5/8 in
steel band for a tensile stress of 50MPa. 29. Compute the safe wall thickness of a 76.2cm
A. 28.36mm diameter steel tank. The tank is subjected to
B. 58.36mm 7.33MPa pressure and the steel material has
C. 48.36mm yield stress of 215.4MPa. The factor of safety to
D. 38.36mm use is 3.
23. The band brake has 210 degrees of contact with a. 1 ½ in
its drum. By laboratory tests, it is found that the b. 3.89cm
pull on the tight side is 800lbs and the pull on c. 5.09cm
the slack side is 285lb. What is the coefficient of d. 3.19cm
friction? 30. A spherical shell of 1.8 meter outside diameter
a. 0.281 and 1.725m inside diameter contains helium at a
b. 0.753 pressure of 10.4MPa. Compute the stress in the
c. 0.186 shell.
d. 0.453 a. 149.6MPa
24. The inertial load on an electric brake is 32 lb-𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 2 b. 229.6MPa
and the drive shaft is rotating at 2000 rpm. What c. 119.6MPa
average torque is required to bring this load to a d. 129.6MPa
complete stop in 1.2sec 31. A 600mm diameter spherical steel pressure
a. 183.45ft-lbs vessel has a uniform 8mm wall thickness and an
b. 153.45ft-lbs internal gage pressure of 10MPa. If the ultimate
c. 163.45ft-lbs stress of steel is 420MPa, determine the factor
d. 173.45ft-lbs of safety with respect to tensile of failure.
25. The band of a band brake has a contact angle of a. 2.30
180 degrees. It is found experimentally that pulls b. 1.89
on bands are 275kg and 100kg respectively c. 2.69
under certain operating conditions. Find the d. 1.48
coefficient of friction. 32. Determine the largest internal pressure which
a. 0.122 may be applied to a cylindrical tank 2m in
 diameter and 15mm wall thickness, if the pressure of 9000 psi. Determine the hoop stress
ultimate stress of steel is 420MPa, and a factor on outer surface of the cylinder.
of safety of 4.5. a. 6642.85psi
a. 1.1MPa b. 5642.85psi
b. 1.2MPa c. 7642.85psi
c. 1.3MPa d. 8642.85psi
d. 1.4MPa
33. The cylinder of a hydraulic press is made up of
thick walled cylinder having an inside diameter
of 300mm. It is subjected to an internal pressure
of 40MPa. Determine the thickness of the
cylinder without exceeding a shearing stress of
80MPa.
a. 109.80mm
b. 62.13mm
c. 58.61mm
d. 125.32mm
34. The internal pressure of 400mm inside diameter
cylindrical tank is 10MPa and tank thickness is
25mm. Determine the stress developed if joint
efficiency is 95%
a. 94.21MPa
b. 34.21MPa
c. 74.21MPa
d. 84.21MPa
35. A cylindrical tank has an inside diameter of 5in
and is subjected to an internal pressure of
500psi. If maximum stress is 1200psi, determine
the required thickness.
a. 1.1in
b. 1.2in
c. 1.3in
d. 1.4in
36. A thick walled cylinder has 50mm thick and
internal diameter of 300mm. If stress is limited
to 30MPa, determine the maximum internal
pressure.
a. 8.2MPa
b. 8.3MPa
c. 8.4MPa
d. 8.5MPa
37. A round vertical steel tank has an inside
diameter of 3m and 6m in height. It contains
gasoline with a density of 750 kg/m3. If the
allowable tensile stress is 25MPa, find the
minimum thickness required.
a. 2.65mm
b. 3.65mm
c. 4.65mm
d. 5.65mm
38. A cylinder having an internal diameter of 16in
and external diameter of 26inches is subjected
to 1500psi external pressure and internal