Table of Contents Factors Influencing the Design of Vessels. Criteria in Vessel Design. Design of Shells for Flat-Bottomed Cylindrical Vessels. Design of Bottoms and Roofs for Flat-Bottomed Cylindrical Vessels. Proportioning and Head Selection for Cylindrical Vessels with Formed Closures. Stress Considerations in the Selection of Flat-Plate and Conical Closures for Cylindrical Vessels. Stress Considerations in the Selection of Elliptical, Torispherical, and Hemispherical Dished Closures for Cylindrical Vessels. Design of Cylindrical Vessels with Formed Closures Operating under External Pressure. Design of Tall Vertical Vessels. Design of Supports for Vertical Vessels. Design of Horizontal Vessels with Saddle Supports. Design of Flanges. Design of Pressure Vessels to Code Specifications. High-Pressure Monobloc Vessels. Multilayer Vessels. References. Appendices. Indexes.