49 C.F.R. § 179.400-7

Tank heads.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 73 wordsSubsections: 2Official source

Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 179.400-7 (2026)

(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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