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A spherical vessel of 1.2m diameter is subjected to pressure of 1.8 Mpa. Determine the stress in the plate if its thickness is 5 mm
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A spherical vessel of 1.2m diameter is subjected to pressure of 1.8 Mpa. Determine the stress in the plate if its thickness is 5 mm
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Data:
Diameter (d) = 1.2 m = 1200 mm
Pressure (p) = 1.8 Mpa = 1.8 $N/mm^2$
Stress = ?
Thickness (t) = 5 mm.
For spherical shell,
Stress acting is the hoop/circumferential stress only.
$\therefore \ \sigma_H = \frac{Pd}{4t} = \frac{1.8 \times 1200}{4 \times 5} $
$\sigma_H = 108 …