principal stress for ellipsoidal head
principal stress for ellipsoidal head
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Dear All,
Per ASME VIII-div2, principal stresses for cylindrical and spherical shell are specified(4-221,4-321). please let me know if I may use the formulas mentioned for spherical shell (4-321)to specify the principal stresses of ellipsoidal head.
Thanks in advance
Per ASME VIII-div2, principal stresses for cylindrical and spherical shell are specified(4-221,4-321). please let me know if I may use the formulas mentioned for spherical shell (4-321)to specify the principal stresses of ellipsoidal head.
Thanks in advance





RE: principal stress for ellipsoidal head
You can find the general equations for the principal stresses in any shell of revolution in the Roark; these do not consider the variation of stress across the thickness, so are only valid for thin shells.
If I'm not in error, these would give
σ1=PR/2t
σ2=-PR/t
at the junction with the cylinder (apart of course from the discontinuity stresses) for a 2:1 ellipsoid.
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