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http://dx.doi.org/10.7842/kigas.2022.26.4.58

Crash Safety Evaluation of LNG Fuel Containers for Vehicles using ANSYS Explicit Dynamics  

Nam, SuHyun (Department of Safety Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation)
Kim, JiYu (Department of Safety Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation)
Kim, EuiSoo (Department of Safety Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas / v.26, no.4, 2022 , pp. 58-63 More about this Journal
Abstract
With the emergence of environmental problems caused by fine dust worldwide, LNG, which is cheaper and less pollution than diesel, is attracting attention as the next generation energy of automobiles and is expanding its supply. However, it is difficult to operate smoothly due to the lack of infrastructure for LNG charging stations in Korea and the limited size of containers that can be installed according to regulations. In Korea, research and development on the contents of containers for the smooth operation of natural gas vehicles are underway, but there is a problem that the container directly receives the impact of the vehicle collision and explodes, causing a major disaster. Therefore, in this study, the safety of the container was verified by deriving the strain and stress values through ANSYS Explicit Dynamics analysis. As a result, a maximum stress of 565.37MPa occurred in the container, and it is expected that plastic deformation will occur as it exceeds the yield stress of STS304 used as a material for the container, which is beyond 505MPa. When an impact caused by a collision between a vehicle and a container is applied, it is considered necessary to design a support or reinforcement because the container may be damaged or defective.
Keywords
LNG fuel container; LNG fuel vehicle; vehicle collision analysis; crash-worthiness;
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