A spherical tank is used to store air at 3.6 ksi. The internal diameter of the tank is 7 inches. The joint efficiency is taken as 90% with a factor of safety of 1.5, what would be the minimum wall thickness and weight of the tank if it is made of a. 2014-T6 aluminum alloy B. Savings in weight if 2014-T6 aluminum alloy is compared to Annealed titanium

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A spherical tank is used to store air at 3.6 ksi. The internal diameter of the tank is 7 inches. The joint efficiency

is taken as 90% with a factor of safety of 1.5, what would be the minimum wall thickness and weight of the
tank if it is made of

a. 2014-T6 aluminum alloy
B. Savings in weight if 2014-T6 aluminum alloy is compared to Annealed titanium

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