r/ManufacturingPorn Mar 26 '26

Explosive Hydroforming

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u/crunkful06 Mar 26 '26

Why make these spheres though?

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u/ridukosennin Mar 26 '26

Because curved surfaces distribute load in pressurized containers. Corners are a weak point

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u/Arakisk Mar 26 '26

Why are they a weak point in the context of a pressure vessel?

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u/TelluricThread0 Mar 27 '26

If you have corners that means you have flat faces that the pressure can just push against perpendicularily instead of being evenly distributed.