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Fracture mechanics analysis of NGV fuel cylinders. Part 2. Metal cylinder liners. Topical report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:200104
Metal-lined composite wrapped cylinders for compressed natural gas (CNG) storage onboard natural gas vehicles (NGV`s) offer the advantage of reduced weight over conventional all-metal cylinders. These cylinders, however, can fail as a result of fatigue crack growth in the metal liners, or by degradation and failure of the composite wrap. This report summarizes a fracture mechanics based assessment of fatigue crack growth of the metal liners. The analysis was performed on a full-wrapped aluminum lined cylinder and a hoop-wrapped steel cylinder.
Research Organization:
Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX (United States). Dept. of Materials and Mechanics
OSTI ID:
200104
Report Number(s):
PB--96-137062/XAB; SWRI--06-1566; CNN: Contract GRI-5086-252-1440
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English