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Buckling Behavior of General Dome Ends under External Pressure, Using Finite Element Analysis

Behzad Abdi, Hamid Mozafari, Amran Ayob

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Abstract

In this paper, the finite element analysis is used to investigate the effect of shape of dome ends on the buckling of pressure vessel heads under external pressure. The Finite Element Analysis (FEA) with the use of elastic buckling analysis was applied to predict the critical buckling pressure. The influence of geometrical parameters such as thickness, knuckle radius, and the ratio of minor axis to the major axis of dome ends, on the weight and the critical buckling pressure of hemispherical, ellipsoidal, and torispherical dome ends, was studied. The four-centered ellipse method was used to describe the geometry of the dome end.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComposite Science and Technology
EditorsS.M. Sapuan, Faizal Mustapha, Dayang Laila Majid, Mohamed Ariff, M.K.A. Ariffin, M.Y.M. Zuhri, M.R. Ishak, J. Sahari
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages833-838
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9783037850602, 9783038134954
ISBN (Print)9783037850596
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Feb 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event8th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 22 Mar 201124 Mar 2011
https://eng.upm.edu.my/iccst8

Publication series

NameKey Engineering Materials
Volume471-472
ISSN (Print)1013-9826
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9795

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology
Abbreviated titleICCST 8
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period22/03/1124/03/11
Internet address

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