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Longitudinal Stress (Thin-Wall Cylinder)
Axial stress in thin-walled pressure vessel
Statics
Source Details
Id
mech-longitudinal-stress
Name
Longitudinal Stress (Thin-Wall Cylinder)
Discipline
mechanical
Category
Statics
Latex
\sigma_l = \frac{pr}{2t}
Description
Axial stress in thin-walled pressure vessel
Conditions
Thin wall assumption (t << r)
Variables
[
{
"symbol": "σₗ",
"name": "Longitudinal Stress",
"unit": "Pa",
"siUnit": "Pa",
"imperialUnit": "psi"
},
{
"symbol": "p",
"name": "Internal Pressure",
"unit": "Pa",
"siUnit": "Pa",
"imperialUnit": "psi"
},
{
"symbol": "r",
"name": "Radius",
"unit": "m",
"siUnit": "m",
"imperialUnit": "in"
},
{
"symbol": "t",
"name": "Wall Thickness",
"unit": "m",
"siUnit": "m",
"imperialUnit": "in"
}
]Solve For
σₗ, p, r, t
Tags
longitudinal, stress, pressure, vessel, cylinder
Is Custom
false