Introduction to Pressure Vessel Safety Awareness Tutorial
Safety - Accidents - Investigations - Inspections - Training - Instructions
Types of Pressure VesselsTwo Basic Types of Pressure Vessels Based on Wall Thickness?Thinned wall -These pressure vessels are the most categorized. A thinned walled pressure vessel is any cylinder [shell] ratio that is 10% or less the ratio of the thickness to the diameter. Another way of saying this is a pressure vessel is thinned walled if the diameter is 10-times or more the thickness. t < 0.1 Thick walled -These pressure vessels are the least common. A thick walled pressure vessel is any cylinder [shell] ratio that is 10% or more the ratio of the thickness to the inside diameter. t > 0.1 Storage tanks -Storage tanks are a category of thin walled pressure vessels except that are typically under 15-psi and are super thin when compared to the ratio above.Transportable Containers -These are the most common pressure vessel and potentially the most ignored. These are mass produced and require testing every 10-years for propane and gas.
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