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    This document summarizes a lab experiment on analyzing strain in a pressure vessel. Key details: 1) Strain gages were attached at various angles and recorded strain measurements at increasing pressures. 2) The results showed linear relationships between strain and pressure as expected. Slopes differed by gage location. 3) Experimental and analytical strain values matched well except for one gage, demonstrating the accuracy of thin-walled pressure vessel theory. 4) Assumptions about material homogeneity and environmental controls were necessary for accurate results.

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    Pressure Vessel Lab

    Nick Leach

    Group 3a

    MAE 244, Sec. 2, Dr. Feng

    December 1, 2005
    Schematic:
    Analysis of Results:

    • Data Reduction:

    The equations mainly used in this lab are:

    σz = PD , σh = PD , εz = 1 (σz – υ*σHh) , εh = 1 (σh – υ*σz) ,


    4t 2t E E
    where σz is the longitudinal stress, σh is the hoop stress, εz is the longitudinal
    strain, εh is the hoop strain, P is the load, D is the diameter of the vessel, t is the thickness
    of the vessel walls, E is the modulus of elasticity for the material of the vessel, and υ is
    the value of Poisson’s Ratio for the material.

    • Comparisons:

    Gage 90 Gage 0 Gage -45 Gage -45 Gage 67.5 Gage -22.5 Gage 45 Gage 90
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Pressure (με) (με) (με) (με) (με) (με) (με) (με)
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    20 38 8 21 21 30 12 22 35
    40 77 18 46 44 66 25 44 72
    60 110 27 68 66 96 37 65 105
    80 148 35 90 87 126 49 88 140

    Table 1: Tabulated Experimental Data for Strain Gages

    Strain
    Gage
    Sg 2.110+-0.5%
    R 120+-0.3% Ω
    Kt 0.2+-0.2%
    Material
    E 10.0 (10^6) psi
    G 3.8 (10^6) psi
    υ 0.33
    Vessel
    Diameter 3.5"
    Thickness 0.0675"

    Table 2: Equipment Properties


    Strain v. Pressure

    160

    140

    120

    100
    Strain (με)

    80

    60

    40

    20

    0
    0 20 40 60 80 100
    Pressure (psi)

    Gage 90 Gage 0 Gage -45 Gage -45


    Gage 67.5 Gage -22.5 Gage 45 Gage 90

    Graph 1: Strain v. Pressure


    Discussion:

    • Conclusions:

    As you can see by the graph, the data is perfectly linear for each loading, as

    was expected. Notice that the slopes are different from each other except for the gage

    at 90 degrees and the one at 45 degrees. This is simply because of the 45o turn of the

    elements and the layout of the rosette.

    The theory of thin-walled pressure vessels is very accurate in that it can give a

    strain measurement to a very specific value at any pressure within the boundaries of

    the material, and do it at any arbitrary angle. I think that if the walls of the vessel

    aren’t t<<D then the equations used would fail because there would be more distance

    between the rosette and the internal diameter of the vessel.

    Longitudinal Hoop
    Experimental Value (με) 35 148
    Analytical Value (με) 35 173
    Percent Diff. (%) 0 14.45

    Table 3: Experimental v. Analytical Values and Percent Diff.

    • Limitations and Experimental Error:

    Some assumptions are made that control the accuracy of the experiment.

    First of all, we have to assume that the vessel is homogenously manufactured: that

    the material is exactly the same throughout. This is important because if the

    material is made wrong, then it could give faulty results at one or more of the

    gages. Second, we have to assume that the laboratory is controlled- that the

    temperature is a constant 24o Celsius and that there are no large magnetic fields

    passing through the equipment.

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