Pressure vessel is widely used in many engineering areas. How to achieve a perfect combination of excellent performance and low cost in the design and manufacturing of a pressure vessel is, therefore, very important. Instead of a single cylinder, a multicell pressure vessel with a Kelvin structure is proposed in this paper. It is found that such structure offers not only improved safety but also extra storage capacity. This may lead to a type of pressure vessel suitable for stringent applications, even without employing costly materials.
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