A cylinderical pressure vessel of volume 6 ?m3 has to be designed to withstand a maximum internal pressure of 10 atm. The allowable design stress of the material is 125N/mm2 and corrosion allowance is 2 mm. The thickness of the vessel for a length/diameter ratio of 3 will be close to
Options
A. 5 mm
B. 6 mm
C. 8 mm
D. 10 mm
Correct Answer
10 mm
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1. Vapour actuated pressure spring thermometer does not require ambient temperature compensation. Ambient temperature compensation is provided in gas or liquid expansion pressure spring thermometer by
Options
A. making the volume of thermometer bulb as large as conveniently possible.
B. reducing the volume of the capillary to a minimum.
C. reducing the volume of the receiving element to a minimum.
3. The characteristic equation for the control system with a closed loop transfer function G1/1 + G2 is given by 1 + G2 = 0. The characteristic equation for the control system
Options
A. depends only upon the open loop transfer function.
6. Working principle of bimetallic thermometers is difference in linear co-efficient of thermal expansion of two strips of different metals welded together. Which of the following has the maximum thermal co-efficient of linear expansion?