The dC$ign of reciprocating compressor cylinder heads consi.Us of thr= main tasks: 1) calculation methods to determine !he aclual SUCS$C$, 2) dctctmination of the factors of safety given thC$C stresscs, 3) validation of these SlrCSSC$ with strain gage dala. This paper will address the first of thC$C tasks, namely, the calculalion of cylinder head Stn=ssCS. A gcncnlized procedure calculating str...