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Pressure Vessel Stress Calculations
Pressure Vessel Stress Calculations
Calculations
Brian
Stress calculations for a 5 foot Long 2 foot in
diameter cylindrical pressure vessel during
normal operation pressure of 150 psi
• Hoop Stress or Stress in the Circumferential
Direction = Pr/t
• With P = 150 psi, r = 12 in, and t = .25 in
Hoop Stress = 7200 psi