Pressure Vessels A. 24.79 mm C. 27.

30 mm
Practice Problems B. 26.39 mm D. 32.19 mm

1. A cylindrical tank with 20 inches inside diameter contains oxygen 13. A 100-mm ID steel pipe has a 6 mm wall thickness. for an
gas at 2500 psi. Calculate the required wall thickness in millimeter allowable tensile stress of 80 MPa, what maximum pressure can
under stress of 28000 psi. the pipe withstand?
A. 11.57 mm C. 22.68 mm A. 6.2 MPa C. 9.6 MPa
B. 18.39 mm D. 26.41 mm B. 7.4 MPa D. 11.39 MPa

2. Find the thickness of metal needed in the semi-spherical end of a 14. Determine the stress at the walls of a 200 mm diameter pipe, 10
cylindrical vessel 0.70 meter in diameter subjected to an internal mm thick, under a pressure of 150 m of water and submerged to
pressure of 2.7 N/mm2. The material is mild carbon steel and a depth of 20 m in salt water.
tensile stress is 69N/mm2. A. 12.69 MPa C. 14.27 MPa
A. 5.2 mm C. 6.84 mm B. 13.29 MPa D. 15.28 MPa
B. 6.2 mm D. 7.53 mm
15. Determine the required thickness of a 450 mm diameter steel pipe
3. Determine the bursting steam pressure of a steel shell with diameter to carry a maximum pressure of 5500KPa if the allowable working
of 10 inches and made of ¼ thick steel plate. The joint efficiency is stress of steel is 124 MPa.
70% and the tensile strength is 60 ksi. A. 8 mm C. 12 mm
A. 3609 psi C. 10500psi B. 10 mm D. 16 mm
B. 4200 psi D. 12852 psi
16. A 300 mm diameter steel pipe 12 mm thick carries water under
4. A cylindrical tank with 10 inches inside diameter contains oxygen of 50 m of water. Determine the stress in the steel.
gas at 2500 psi. Calculate the required wall thickness in A. 6.13 MPa C. 9.28 MPa
millimeter under stress of 28000 psi. Ans. 0.446 in. B. 8.20 MPa D. 10.26 MPa
A. 0.446 in. C. 0.635 in.
B. 0.534 in D. 0.726 in. 17. A vertical cylindrical tank, open at the top, filled with a liquid. Its
sides are held in position by means of two steel hoops, one at the
5. Find the thickness of a metal needed in the semi- spherical end of top and the other at the bottom. Determine the ratio of the stress
a cylindrical vessel 0.70 meter in diameter subjected to an in the upper hoop to that in the lower hoop.
internal pressure of 2.7 N / mm2. The tangential stress is 69 MPa. A. ¼ C. ½
A. 5.58 mm C. 7.90 mm B. 1/3 D. 5/8
B. 6.86 mm D. 8.58 mm
18. The internal pressure of a 400 mm inside diameter cylindrical tank
6. A round vertical steel tank has an inside diameter of 3 m and 6 is 10 MPa and tank thickness is 25 mm. Determine the stress
m height. It contains gasoline with a density of 750 kg/m3. If the developed if joint efficiency is 95 %. Ans. 84.21 MPa
allowable tensile stress is 25 MPa, find the minimum thickness A. 84.21 MPa C. 90.36 MPa
required. B. 88.29 MPa D. 96.27 MPa
A. 8.378 mm C. 5.290 mm
B. 6.367 mm D. 2.648 mm 19. A spherical tank 15 mm thick has an internal pressure of 5 MPa.
The joint efficiency is 96% and stress is limited to 46,875 KPa.
7. Compute the safe wall thickness of a 76.2 cm diameter steel tank. Find the internal radius.
The tank is subjected to 7.33 MPa pressure and the steel material A. 208.38 mm C. 230.47 mm
has a yield stress of 215.4 MPa. The factor of safety to use is 3. B. 216.98 mm D. 269.896 mm
A. 1.50 in. C. 4.09 in.
B. 3.89 in. D. 3.96 in. 20. Compute the safe wall thickness of a 76.2 cm diameter steel
tank. The tank is subjected to 7.33 MPa pressure and the steel
8. A cylindrical water tank is 8 m in diameter and 12 m high. If the
material has yield stress of 215.4 MPa. The factor of safety to
tank is to be completely filled, determine the minimum thickness
use is 3. Ans. 38.89 mm
of the tank plating if the stress limited to 40 MPa.
A. 38.89 mm C. 48.39 mm
A. 11.77 mm C. 10.25 mm
B. 42.45 mm D. 56.98 mm
B. 13.18 mm D. 12.60 mm
21. The stress in a 90-cm diameter pipe having a wall thickness of 9.5
9. A water reservoir of 24 m high and 12 m in diameter is to be
cm and under a static head of 70 m of water is
completely filled with water. Find the minimum thickness of the
A. 2.25 MPa C. 4.25 MPa
reservoir plating if the stress is limited to 50 MPa.
B. 3.25 MPa D. 5.25 MPa
A. 24.5 mm C. 21 mm
B. 28 mm D. 26 mm
22. A cylindrical pressure tank is made from a metal plate whose
thickness is 20 mm. The tank has an outside diameter of 500 mm
10. The stress in a 90 cm diameter pipe having a wall thickness of 9.5
and a length of 3m. Find the maximum internal pressure that can
cm and under a static head of 70 m of water is
be applied in the tank if the stress in the metal plate is limited to
A. 325 KPa C. 32.5 MPa
150 MPa.
B. 32.5 KPa D. 3.25 MPa
A. 12 MPa C. 20 MPa
B. 16 MPa D. 24 MPa
11. A cylindrical tank with 10 inches inside diameter contains oxygen
gas at 3000 psi. Calculate the required thickness in mm under a
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stress of 30,000 psi.
A. 11.34 C. 13.98
B. 12.7 D. 15.2

12. A thin-walled hollow sphere 3.5 m in diameter holds helium gas at

1700 KPa. Determine the minimum wall thickness of the sphere
if its allowable stress is 60MPa.