• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.495-502
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• 2014

Glass-reinforced polyurethane foam (R-PUF) is widely used as the primary and secondary insulation of Mark-III type liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo system. And, polyurethane foam (PUF) and polyisocyanurate foam (PIR) are often used for insulation of onshore structures or LNG storage and pipeline system. These polymeric foam materials are known for the characteristics that mechanical properties are dependent on strain rate and temperature. In this study, compression tests for R-PUF, PIR, and PUF were carried out for the estimation of mechanical behaviors under the cryogenic environment. The range of thermal condition was from room temperature to 110K and strain rates were $10^{-3}s^{-1}$ and $10^{-4}s^{-1}$. The test results were analyzed based on the conditions of strain-rate and temperature.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.543-551
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• 2015

뛰어난 단열성능을 가지는 폴리우레탄 폼(polyurethane foam, PUF)은 다양한 구조물에서 다른 재료들과 함께 사용되고 있다. 현재 LNG 운반선의 단열시스템에는 유리섬유로 강화된 폴리우레탄 폼(reinforced-polyurethane foam, R-PUF)이 사용되고 있으며, 이는 단열재 역할뿐만 아니라 슬로싱 하중을 포함한 다양한 압축하중에 대한 구조부재 기능을 수행하고 있다. 폴리우레탄 폼은 혼합과 발포를 통해 제작되는 다공성 재료이기 때문에, 본 연구에서는 기공체적비율을 통해 재료의 거동을 모사할 수 있는 Gurson damage model을 사용하여 폴리우레탄 폼의 비선형 압축거동을 모사하였으며, 폴리우레탄 폼의 기계적 성질에 영향을 미치는 영향변수로서 기공체적비율에 의존적으로 알려져 있는 밀도를 설정하였다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.217-231
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• 2022

Reinforced polyurethane foam (R-PUF), a material for liquefied natural gas cargo containment systems, is expected to have different mechanical properties depending on its stacking position of foaming as the glass fiber reinforcement of R-PUF sinks inside R-PUF under the influence of gravity. In addition, since R-PUF is not a homogeneous material, it is also expected that the coordinate direction within this material has a great correlation with the mechanical properties. So, this study was conducted to confirm this correlation with the one between the mechanical properties and the stacking position. In particular, in this study, R-PUF of 3 different densities (130, 170, and 210 kg/m³) was used, and tensile, compression, and shear tests of this material were performed under 5 temperatures. As a result of the tests, it was confirmed that the strength and modulus of elasticity of the material increased as the temperature decreased. Specifically, the strength and modulus of elasticity in the Z direction, which was the lamination direction, tended to be lower than those in the other directions. Finally, the strength and elastic modulus of different specimens of the material found at the bottom of their lamination compared to the specimens with these properties found at positions other than their lamination bottom were evaluated. Further analysis confirmed that as the temperature decreased, hardening of R-PUF occurred, indicating that the strength and modulus of elasticity increased. On the other hand, as the density of R-PUF increased, a sharp increase in strength and elastic modulus of R-PUF was observed.