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Thickness of shells under external pressure for Conical Heads and Sections $D_L/t_e< 10$

Values for calculation

$ P $ $ \mathrm{MPa} $
$ T $ $ \mathrm{°C} $
$ α $ $ \mathrm{°} $
$ t_e $ $ \mathrm{mm} $
$ D_L $ $ \mathrm{mm} $
$ L_e $ $ \mathrm{mm} $
$ L_e/D_L $
$ D_L/t_e $
$ A $
$ B $ $ \mathrm{MPa} $
$ S $ $ \mathrm{MPa} $

Calculation

Calculated value of maximum allowable external working pressure 1 for the assumed value of $ t_e $

$$P_{a1}=\left[\cfrac{2.167}{D_L/t_e}-0.0833\right]\cdot B$$

Calculated value of maximum allowable external working pressure 2 for the assumed value of $ t_e $

$$P_{a2}=\cfrac{2\cdot S}{D_L/t_e}\cdot \left[1-\cfrac{1}{D_L/t_e}\right]$$

Requirements

$$ D_L/t_e \le 10 $$ $$ \min\left(P_{a1}, P_{a2}\right) \geq P $$