BSI - BS PD 6550-1
Explanatory Supplement to BS 5500: 1988 'Specification for Unfired Fusion Welded Pressure Vessels', Section Three 'Design' - Part 1: Domed Ends (Heads)
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Organization: | BSI |
Publication Date: | 30 November 1989 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 14 |
ICS Code (Pressure vessels): | 23.020.30 |
scope:
Discusses the requirements in clause 3.5.2 of BS 5500 for the design of ellipsoidal and torispherical domed ends. The method of calculating the thickness of the end is the result of theoretical and experimental work carried out over more than half a century in different parts of the world and it is accurate, reliable and simple to apply.
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BS PD 6550-1
November 30, 1989
Explanatory Supplement to BS 5500: 1988 'Specification for Unfired Fusion Welded Pressure Vessels', Section Three 'Design' - Part 1: Domed Ends (Heads)
Discusses the requirements in clause 3.5.2 of BS 5500 for the design of ellipsoidal and torispherical domed ends. The method of calculating the thickness of the end is the result of theoretical and...