Minimum practical wall thickness of vessels

Per Coulson and Richardson, Chemical

Engineering, Vol 6, Chapter 13.
Vessel diameter Minimum thickness*
m mm
1 5
1 to 2 7
2 to 2.5 9
2.5 to 3 10
3 to 3.5 12
* including 2 mm corrosion allowance
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y = 2.7838x + 1.9189
R = 0.982
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y = 2.7838x + 1.9189
R = 0.982
20 25