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§179.400-7 — Tank heads
 
(a)
Tank heads of the inner tank and outer jacket must be flanged and dished, or ellipsoidal.
 
(b)
Flanged and dished heads must have —
 
(1)
A main inside dish radius not greater than the outside diameter of the straight flange;
 
(2)
An inside knuckle radius of not less than 6 percent of the outside diameter of the straight flange; and
 
(3)
An inside knuckle radius of at least three times the head thickness.

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