PD 6550-1:1989

This standard PD 6550-1:1989 Explanatory supplement to BS 5500:1988. Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels. Section three. Design is classified in these ICS categories:

• 23.020.30 Gas pressure vessels, gas cylinders

Discusses the requirements in clause 3.5.2 of BS 5500 for the design of ellipsoidal and torispherical domed ends. The method of calculating the thickness of the end is the result of theoretical and experimental work carried out over more than half a century in different parts of the world and it is accurate, reliable and simple to apply.