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Thickness of shells under internal pressure for Cylindrical Shells

Cylindrical shell R t
Cylindrical Shell

Values for calculation

$ E $
$ P $ $ \mathrm{MPa} $
$ R $ $ \mathrm{mm} $
$ T $ $ \mathrm{°C} $
$ S $ $ \mathrm{MPa} $

Calculation

Minimum required thickness of shell

$$t=\max\left(\cfrac{P\cdot R}{S\cdot E-0.6\cdot P}, \cfrac{P\cdot R}{2\cdot S\cdot E+0.4\cdot P}\right)$$

Requirements

$$ t < 0.5\cdot R $$ $$ P < 0.385\cdot S\cdot E $$