Hemispherical/Ellipsoidal/Torispherical Heads

Ellipsoidal Head, Hemispherical Head and Torispherical Head are three types of ASME Pressure Vessel Dished Heads.

ELLIPSOIDAL HEAD

This is also called a 2:1 elliptical head. The shape of this head is more economical, because the height of the head is just a quarter of the diameter. Its radius varies between the major and minor axis.

HEMISPHERICAL HEAD

A sphere is the ideal shape for a head, because the pressure in the vessel is divided equally across the surface of the head. The radius (R) of the head equals the radius of the cylindrical part of the vessel.

TORISPHERICAL HEAD

These heads have a dish with a fixed radius (CR), the size of which depends on the type of tori spherical head. The transition between the cylinder and the dish is called the knuckle. The knuckle has a toroidal shape.

Capability –

Maximum weight – 5000 Kgs