Pressure Vessels

Author contact details Dedication Also available Preface Acknowledgements Notation 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 Index