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The design of the pressure vessel is based on

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Kaustav Kashyap
Kaustav Kashyap 5 years ago
Yes, as we know ... hoop stress =2 times of longitudinal stress.... So hoop stress is more. If we design such that it is safe for more stress then it is automatically safe for the lower stress. Hence, we design pressure vessel based on hoop stress.

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