Structures Lab

Course-AS5120

Cylindrical Pressure Vessel

BY

Chowdery I M K S N K S V R

AE20M004
Cylindrical Pressure Vessel Structures Lab Report

1 Aim:
Estimation of Strains in a thin-walled cylindrical pressure vessel under both open as well as closed end
conditions and Compare strain guage readings with theoretical values

2 observations:
• Specimen Material: Aluminium
• Diameter of the cylinder: 86 mm
• thickness of the cylinder wall: 3 mm
• poisson ratio(µ): 0.33

3 Formulation:
Stress in x (longitudinal) and y (lateral) direction:
P r
σx =
2t (1)
P r
σy =
2t
Strain in x (longitudinal) and y (lateral) direction:
σx σy
x = −µ
E E (2)
σy σx
y = −µ
E E
Strain in other direction:
x + y x − y
= −µ cos 2θ (3)
2 2

4 Result’s:
Closed Section:
Strain P= 1 Mpa P= 2 Mpa P= 3 Mpa
Measured µ Theoretical µ Measured µ Theoretical µ Measured µ Theoretical µ
y 155 165.01 318 330.02 479 495.04
x 35 33.595 69 67.19 102 100.79
30 71 66.449 139 132.9 204 199.35
45 89 99.304 187 198.61 280 297.91
60 121 132.16 252 264.32 374 396.47
90 154 165.01 319 330.02 481 495.04

Open Section:

Strain P= 1 Mpa P= 2 Mpa P= 3 Mpa

Measured µ Theoretical µ Measured µ Theoretical µ Measured µ Theoretical µ
y 191 197.62 394 395.24 596 592.86
x -69 -65.214 -138 -130.43 -210 -195.64
30 3 0.49405 6 0.9881 6 1.4821
45 56 66.202 121 132.4 185 198.61
60 119 131.91 252 263.82 380 395.73
90 191 197.62 394 395.24 596 592.86