Pressure Vessels
External Pressure Technology
Description
Key Features
- Presents an overview of the types of vessels under external pressure and materials used for construction
- Assesses axisymmetric deformation and different types of instability covering vibration of pressure vessel shells
- Explores novel pressure hulls, covering design, vibration and collapse concentrating on the design and non-linear analysis of submarine pressure hulls
Readership
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: An overview of pressure vessels under external pressure
Abstract:
1.1 Pressure vessel types
1.2 The spherical pressure vessel
1.3 Cylinder/cone/dome pressure hulls
1.4 Other vessels that withstand external pressure
1.5 Weakening effect on ring-stiffeners owing to tilt
1.6 Bulkheads
1.7 Materials of construction
1.8 Pressure, depth and compressibility
Chapter 2: Axisymmetric deformation of pressure vessels
Abstract:
2.1 Axisymmetric yield failure
2.2 Unstiffened circular cylinders and spheres
2.3 Ring-stiffened circular cylinders
2.4 Axisymmetric deformation of thin-walled cones and domes
2.5 Thick-walled cones and domes
2.6 Ring-stiffeners
2.7 Plastic collapse
2.8 Experimental procedure
2.9 Theoretical plastic analysis
2.10 Conclusions
Chapter 3: Shell instability of pressure vessels
Abstract:
3.1 Shell instability of thin-walled circular cylinders
3.2 Instability of thin-walled conical shells
3.3 Buckling of orthotropic cylinders and cones
3.4 Buckling of thin-walled domes
3.5 Boundary conditions
3.6 The legs of off-shore drilling rigs
3.7 Some buckling formulae for domes and cones
3.8 Inelastic instability
3.9 Higher order elements for conical shells
3.10 Higher order elements for hemi-ellipsoidal domes
3.11 Varying thickness cylinders
Chapter 4: General instability of pressure vessels
Abstract:
4.1 General instability of ring-stiffened circular cylinders
4.2 Inelastic general instability of ring-stiffened circular cylinders
4.3 General instability of ring-stiffened conical shells
Chapter 5: Vibration of pressure vessel shells
Abstract:
5.1 Free vibration of unstiffened circular cylinders and cones
5.2 Free vibration of ring-stiffened cylinders and cones
5.3 Free vibrations of domes
5.4 Higher order elements for thin-walled cones
5.5 Higher order elements for thin-walled domes
5.6 Effects of pressure on vibration
5.7 Effects of added virtual mass
5.8 Effects of damping
Chapter 6: Vibration of pressure vessel shells in water
Abstract:
6.1 Free vibration of ring-stiffened cones in water
6.2 Free vibration of domes in water
6.3 Vibration of domes under external water pressure
6.4 Vibration of unstiffened and ring-stiffened circular cylinders and cones under external hydrostatic pressure
6.5 Effect of tank size
Chapter 7: Novel pressure hull designs
Abstract:
7.1 Design of dome ends
7.2 Design of cylindrical body
7.3 Ring-stiffened or corrugated prolate domes
7.4 A submarine for the oceans of Europa
7.5 Conclusions
Chapter 8: Vibration and collapse of novel pressure hulls
Abstract:
8.1 Buckling of corrugated circular cylinders under external hydrostatic pressure
8.2 Buckling of a corrugated carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) cylinder
8.3 Vibration of CFRP corrugated circular cylinder under external hydrostatic pressure
8.4 Vibration and instability of tube-stiffened axisymmetric shells under external hydrostatic pressure
8.5 Collapse of dome cup ends under external hydrostatic pressure
8.6 A redesign of the corrugated food can
Chapter 9: Design of submarine pressure hulls to withstand buckling under external hydrostatic pressure
Abstract:
9.1 Introduction
9.2 The designs
9.3 Conclusions
Chapter 10: Nonlinear analyses of model submarine pressure hulls using ANSYS
Abstract:
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Experimental analysis
10.3 Theoretical analysis
10.4 Conclusions
Chapter 11: Star wars underwater: Deep-diving underwater pressure vessels for missile defence systems
Abstract:
11.1 Introduction
11.2 The design
11.3 Manpower and living conditions
11.4 Power requirements
11.5 Environmental control and life support systems
11.6 External requirements
11.7 Size of elliptical structure
11.8 Central spherical shell
11.9 Connecting walkways
11.10 Material property requirements
11.11 Choice of material
11.12 Pressure hull designs
11.13 Required wall thickness
11.14 Conclusions
Chapter 12: Vibration of a thin-walled shell under external water pressure using ANSYS
Abstract:
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Experimental method
12.3 Theoretical basis of the finite element method
12.4 Vibration analysis of a prolate dome in air
12.5 Vibration analysis of the prolate dome in water
12.6 Vibration analysis of the prolate dome under external pressure
12.7 Conclusions
References
Appendix I: Computer program for axisymmetric stresses in circular cylinders stiffened by equal-strength ring frames
Appendix II: Computer program for axisymmetric stresses in circular cylinders stiffened by unequal-strength ring frames
Appendix III: Computer programs for shell instability
Appendix IV: Computer programs for general instability
Appendix V: Conversion tables of imperial units to SI
Product details
- No. of pages: 488
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Woodhead Publishing 2011
- Published: April 30, 2011
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- eBook ISBN: 9780857092496
- Paperback ISBN: 9780081017180