...musical air tanks...

[arse_sidewards]

Before you get too excited pump it up to 150 and see what happens.

If he pins it more it will be fine. A 2x2 square of 1/8 is perfectly capable of holding 600lb without deforming.

 

[Mad Max]

...well now I haveta try it! . Meh - if it works, coolieo...and if not, well that crow won't taste too bad

 

[MigGunslinger]

Yea it's already built so do a pressure test and learn us all something. Just keep in mind my first post sometimes shit happens and components fail and you might end up with way more pressure than normal so your test should be at least 1.5-2X working pressure.

Will filling mostly with water and then pressure testing take some of the ass out of a failure? Seems like it could.

 

[Mad Max]

no idea how I'd test it with water - I'll just pump it full of air to my big tank's max and see what happens

 

[arse_sidewards]

no idea how I'd test it with water - I'll just pump it full of air to my big tank's max and see what happens

A pressure vessel explosion is less violent with water because it's in-compressible so less stored energy because less compressed volume (just the hoses and the very top of the container if any).

This doesn't really matter for what you're doing because your stuff isn't cylindrical and will deform before it pops and probably rip a seam in doing so instead of popping violently.

 

[Mad Max]

...that's basically what my brain was thinking as well.... - ok - in a couple weeks I'll finish it and test it and see what happens 👍

 

[JesseA]

I would add more pins, paint the inside and outside and run it, but make sure to have a relief valve on your system somewhere.

Odds are pretty good that the cyclic deformation will cause cracking and leaks.
Not a catastrophic explosion.

This is an example of a locomotive boiler. That moved people and cargo, had a fire in it and was full of boiling water and superheated steam at 200 psi. People stood and worked on and near the things. Note the Heavy internal pinning.

Lots more on the line in the case of a locomotive pressure loss. Loss of revenue, steam injuries ect.

 

[ThePanzerFuhrer]

I would add more pins, paint the inside and outside and run it, but make sure to have a relief valve on your system somewhere.

Odds are pretty good that the cyclic deformation will cause cracking and leaks.
Not a catastrophic explosion.

This is an example of a locomotive boiler. That moved people and cargo, had a fire in it and was full of boiling water and superheated steam at 200 psi. People stood and worked on and near the things. Note the Heavy internal pinning.

Lots more on the line in the case of a locomotive pressure loss. Loss of revenue, steam injuries ect.

But it was round……… and not square !!!

 

[CarterKraft]

But it was round……… and not square !!!

I recently been going down a rabbit hole of model steam engines and the fire box area where the stay pins are is Square.

 

[aczlan]

If you want to use it for fuel or other liquids, jack up a wheel, strap it to there, put a pint of BB's, nuts, gravel, or something in it and let it spin away for a few hours.

Aaron Z

 

[JesseA]

But it was round……… and not square !!!