Pressure Vessel Head Shapes - Piping Designer

1 of 3

Like

Tweet

http://piping-designer.com/Pressure_Vessel_Head_Shapes

Admin Log in

Search

Namespaces

Page
Discussion
Variants
Views

View
View source
History
Actions

Home
Calculations
Pressure Drop Calculator
Specific Gravity Gas Mix
API 14E Calculations
Average Skirt Temperature
Vessel Sizing
API 650 Tank Sizing
Companies
Browse by Products
Datasheets
Accessories
Flanges
Piping & Fittings
Valves
Disciplines
Chemical Engineering
Civil & Structural
Electrical & Instrumentation
Mechanical
Downloads
Accessory Blocks
Pipe Fitting Blocks
Flange Blocks
Isometric Blocks
Miscellaneous Blocks
Pipe & Support Blocks
Valve Blocks
Structural Steel Blocks
Standards
Trade Associations
The World
Contact

5/12/2014 7:29 PM

Pressure Vessel Head Shapes - Piping Designer

2 of 3

http://piping-designer.com/Pressure_Vessel_Head_Shapes

Piping Designer - Resources for piping, engineering and design

Related

Contents
1 Hemispherical
2 2:1 Elliptical
3 Torispherical
4 Conical
5 Flat

Category: Piping Designer Resources

Category: Disciplines
Category: Mechanical
Category: Stationary Equipment
Article: Vessel
Article: Pressure Vessel Head Shapes
Category: Photo

Hemispherical
Hemispherical, half-sphere is the ideal shape for a vessel head. This is because forces are spread out equally across the head. The radius
of the hemisphere is constant as opposed to an elliptical head. The radius is equal the the radius of the shell that it attached to.

2:1 Elliptical
Also known as an ellipsoidal head and is the most common type of head. Elliptical heads are specified by the ratio of the depth to the
diameter. A 12" diameter 2:1 elliptical head is 3" deep.

Torispherical
These heads are sometimes referred to as flanged and dished heads after the
manufacturing process. The geometry of the head is composed of the crown or dish
radius, the major portion of the head. The dish radius (r1) is a fixed radius whose
size id dependant on the type of head. The knuckle radius (r2) is the radius to the
outer edge. The deeper the head is (h), the more expensive the head is to
manufacture. This type of head has good drainage when used in the vertical
position.

Conical

Torispherical head cross section

Conical heads possess more inherent strength than flat heads. Conical bottoms, depending on the angle of the cone, provide excellent
bottom drainage. Placing a nozzle at the bottom of a conical head will allow for solids and precipitate to immediately get flushed out.
The ASME code limits conical heads without a knuckle radius to a maximum included half angle of 30 degrees. The conical angle is
specified differently depending on the manufacturer, some specify the included angle while others the angle of the cone in reference to
the tangent line of the head.

Flat
This is a head consisting of a toroidal knuckle connecting to a flat plate. This type of head typically is not used on pressure vessels since
it is inherently very weak.
Retrieved from "http://piping-designer.com/wiki/index.php?title=Pressure_Vessel_Head_Shapes&oldid=103010"

Tools

What links here

Related changes
Special pages
Printable version
Permanent link
Page information
This page was last modified at 30 April 2014, at 01:11.
This page has been accessed 3,200 times.
Site Map
2006-2014 Piping Designer, LLC - All Rights Reserved

5/12/2014 7:29 PM

Pressure Vessel Head Shapes - Piping Designer

3 of 3

http://piping-designer.com/Pressure_Vessel_Head_Shapes

This work by Piping-Designer, LLC is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0
Unported License.

5/12/2014 7:29 PM