gas container

[Ludwik Kowalski <kowalskiL@Mail.Montclair.edu>]

> > Suppose that a spherical shell of thickness d is used to contain a
> > gas whose pressure is given, for example, 100 or 100,000 atm.
> > What is the necessary value of d for steel? I am NOT planning
> > to design a gas container, I need this information to estimate
> > (within a factor of two or so) how much of ....
> >
> > I know how to calculate the diameter of a steel rod loaded with
> > a given weight (to reach the limit of elasticity) but not the
> > thickness of a shell versus pressure.

Referring to this private message, XXX wrote:

> I really don't have any special knowledge about this kind of problem.
> It seems like a mechanics of materials type of problem (better suited
to
> engineering types).  As you know, this is an area that physicists are
not
> trained in.  When a person receives a BS in physics and then decides
to
> pursue a degree in engineering, this is one of two areas (the other
being
> design) that the students are required to take before continuing on
with an
> advanced degree in engineering.  Good luck in finding someone to help
> you with this.  I would suggest contacting a mechanical engineer.

Any mechanical engineer (or a physicist, chemist, etc.) to help us?