Transition from thin to thick walled vessel

 

An example of thick-walled cylinder subjected to internal pressure. The following topics are discussed:

• 2-D modeling
• Axisymmetric mode of symmetry
• Transition from thin to thick-walled vessel theory
• Mesh convergence study
• Verification and validation
• Distribution of stresses

Note: This example neglects bending, i.e. Membrane shell with membrane stresses only.

For further information see the following document: Thick-walled vessel report