pipe under both internal and external pressure

Jan 06, 2008 2 Replies

hi folks,



I have to design a pipe carrying 4000 psi having an circular opening into another pipe covering/surrounding the internal pipe..



i referred Machine Design data book by K. Lingaiah and got this formula



tangential stress : =F3=E8 =3D a + b/r2



radial stress : =F3r =3D a - b/r2



where,



a =3D ( pi * di^2 - po * do^2) / ( do^2 - di^2)



b =3D { di^2 * do^2( pi - po) }/ { 4r^2( do^2 - di^2)}



pi =3D internal pressure po =3D external pr. di =3D inner dia do =3D external dia. r =3D any radial distance



now, if external and internal pressure are equal.. tangential and radial stress will be equal to -ve pressure value..



is that ok? .. that i can have any inner dia and thickness (if material's permissible yield strength is more than applied pr.)



pls help me with that..



regards, Pranav


- po * do^2) / ( do^2 -

2( pi - po) }/

i want to

If you've really got the same pressure inside and out it's under hydrostatic pressure; so yes, it can be any size, shape, or thickness that you want. It will deform elastically, it won't deform plastically.

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