Pressure Vessel , Thin Wall Longitudinal Stress Calculator

Mechanics of Materials
Pressure Vessel Design and Calculators

To calculate the Longitudinal Stress in a thin wall pressure vessel use the following calculator. Note that the Hoop stress is twice that of the longitudinal stress for a thin wall pressure vessel. Therefore, the Hoop stress should be the driving design stress.

Pressure Vessel, Thin Wall Hoop and Longitudinal Stresses Equations

Tank With Stress DIrection

 

Thin Wall Pressure Vessel Longitudinal Stress
Design Variables
P; Pressure psi (Pa) =
d; Mean Diameter inches, [OD - t] inches (meters) =
t; Wall Thickness inches (meters) =
Results
σz ; Longitudinal Stress psi (Pa) =

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