Question

P14.003A spherical gas-storage tank with an inside diameter of 8.1 m is being constructed to store gas under an internal pressure of 1.26 MPa. The tank will be constructed from steel that has a yield strength of 270 MPa. If a factor of safety of 2.0 with respect to the yield strength is required, determine the minimum wall thickness tmin required for the spherical tank.

Answer 1

The minimum wall thickness required for the spherical tank is 0.0189 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data:

d = inside diameter = 8.1 m

P = internal pressure = 1.26 MPa

σ = 270 MPa

factor of safety = 2

Question: Determine the minimum wall thickness required for the spherical tank, tmin = ?

The allow factor of safety:

`\sigma _(a) =(\sigma )/(factor-of-safety) =(270)/(2) =135MPa`

The minimun wall thickness:

`t=(Pd)/(4\sigma _(a) ) =(1.26*8.1)/(4*135) =0.0189m`