Which type of pressure vessel (i.e cylindrical OR spherical) is generally used and why?

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Kumaran J

  • Sep 4th, 2007
 

Theoretically spherical vessel is more reliable than cylindrical. But construction is more complicated than cylindrical. In spherical vessel stress distribution is uniform throughout the vessel. This is safer than cylindrical.

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