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I I I 

 Notes: 



1. Depressurization rate — 16psi/min 



2. Temperature — 68°F 



I 3. Total internal volume — 2,000 liters 



I 4. Dimensions of sphere — 66-in. OD x 61-in. ID 













10 







I 

 relaxation 1 



* 



rom 250-psi pressi 



rization 















20 



















, relaxation 



from 500-psi pres 



.urization 







































40 







. relaxation 



from 750-psi pres 

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surization 



) 1 2 3 4 



Time (minutes x 10 ) 



Figure 1 15. Change in displacement of the 66-inch-diameter capsule during 

 relaxation from sustained hydrostatic loadings of different 

 magnitude. 



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