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Conceptual design of a composite pressure hull.
- Source :
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Ocean Engineering . Dec2016, Vol. 128, p153-162. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Composites are an attractive material for pressure hulls because of their high strength and low density. This paper presents a history of composite pressure vessel hull development over the last 50 years and uses the lessons learnt, to develop a composite pressure hull concept for a shallow diving hull, or buoyancy device. This is done by evaluating several concepts modelled using Finite Element Analysis for weight and other criteria. A converged solution is developed and further analysed for sensitivity to geometric imperfections. These imperfections are shown to have a significant effect on the collapse depth of the composite pressure hull. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00298018
- Volume :
- 128
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Ocean Engineering
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 119483067
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2016.10.031