A gas is stored in a cylindrical tank of inner radius 7 m and wall thickness 50 mm. The gage pressure of the gas is 2 MPa. The maximum shear stress (in MPa) in the wall is

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A gas is stored in a cylindrical tank of inner radius 7 m and wall thickness 50 mm. The gage
pressure of the gas is 2 MPa. The maximum shear stress (in MPa) in the wall is
Transcribed Image Text:A gas is stored in a cylindrical tank of inner radius 7 m and wall thickness 50 mm. The gage pressure of the gas is 2 MPa. The maximum shear stress (in MPa) in the wall is
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Radius of cylinder = R = 7 m = 7000 mm

Wall thickness = t = 50 mm

Gage pressure of the gas = Pg = 2 MPa 

 

For the given cylinder dimensions,

tD = t2R = 5014000 = 1280 < 110 

As tD < 110, this is a thin clyinder.

 

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