A cylindrical pressure vessel of outer diameter 30 cm and thickness 15 mm is used for storing natural gas at Oman LNG. The compressed natural gas is stored at a pressure of 3000kPa and is closed by a cylindrical covering plate by 6 bolts. Assuming permissible stress for cover plate as 100 MPa and in bolt as 50 MPa, Calculate: ) The size of bolts required

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A cylindrical pressure vessel of outer diameter 30 cm and thickness 15 mm is used for storing natural gas at
Oman LNG. The compressed natural gas is stored at a pressure of 3000kPa and is closed by a cylindrical
covering plate by 6 bolts. Assuming permissible stress for cover plate as 100 MPa and in bolt as 50 MPa,
Calculate:
()
The size of bolts required
Transcribed Image Text:A cylindrical pressure vessel of outer diameter 30 cm and thickness 15 mm is used for storing natural gas at Oman LNG. The compressed natural gas is stored at a pressure of 3000kPa and is closed by a cylindrical covering plate by 6 bolts. Assuming permissible stress for cover plate as 100 MPa and in bolt as 50 MPa, Calculate: () The size of bolts required
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