Wall thickness of a cylindrical shell of 800 mm internal diameter and having the internal volume of 1 m3 is 10 mm. If the shell is subjected to an internal pressure of 1.5 MPa, what will be the increase in the capacity of the cylinder?

[Assuming water is incompressible; Poisson ratio = 0.3; modulus of elasticity = 200 GPa]

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  1. 5700000 mm3
  2. 570000 mm3
  3. 5700 mm3
  4. 57000 mm3

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Option 2 : 570000 mm3
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Concept:

We use strain relations in a thin cylindrical shell to determine the increase in capacity under internal pressure.

Given:

  • Internal diameter,
  • Internal radius,
  • Wall thickness,
  • Internal pressure,
  • Modulus of elasticity,
  • Poisson's ratio,
  • Initial volume,

Step 1: Calculate circumferential (hoop) stress and strain

Longitudinal stress,

Hoop strain,

Step 2: Calculate longitudinal strain

Step 3: Calculate volumetric strain

Step 4: Calculate increase in volume

 

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