Comment on Ross: “Design of Dome Ends to Withstand Uniform External Pressure”

1989 ◽  
Vol 33 (04) ◽  
pp. 326-326
Author(s):  
C. G. Nandakumar ◽  
K. Rajagopalan

The instability pressure for a spherical cap that is used as the end closure for the submarine hull is found to be less than that of a cylindrical shell hull. Hence the new proposal for substituting an inverted dome in lieu of the spherical cap for the end closure is eminently worthwhile.

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