Re: why tanks are hydrocaarbons storage are designed spherical shape
09/13/2008 1:20 PM
pressure distribution over a sperical surface is uniform compared to other surface. - ideal from design perpective
for a given volume of fluid, the amount of material needed to build a sperical container will be the least
a spherical surface does not allow for the build-up of stress concentration
having said this most storgae tank that i've seen tend to be cylinderical - the next best option, considering problems faced while fabricating spherical containers
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