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Monte Carlo simulation and evaluation of burst strength of pressure vessels

  • Georg W. Mair , Bin Wang and Manfred Spode
Published/Copyright: November 18, 2019
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Materials Testing
From the journal Materials Testing Volume 61 Issue 12

Abstract

The Monte Carlo method enables the statistical simulation of the mechanical properties of groups taken from a given population. In the case of composite pressure vessels used for hydrogen storage, properties like burst strength or fatigue cycle strength are of interest. This paper provides comprehensive information on how populations are generated and how samples can be taken and evaluated; it also explains how to determine the acceptance rate of random samples from simulated populations for passing the approval test “minimum burst pressure”. A word of caution is also expressed regarding the evaluation of acceptance rates from a small sample.

*Correspondence Address, Dr. Georg W. Mair, BAM Division 3., Section “Focus Area Energy – Gases”, Unter den Eichen 44-46, 12203 Berlin, Germany, E-mail:

Dr.-Ing. Georg W. Mair, born in 1964, studied Aeronautical Engineering at the Technical University of Berlin and received his PhD at the TU Berlin in 1995. Since 1996, he has been at BAM Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing and has been responsible for the section Pressure Receptacles and Fuel Gas Storage Systems of Division 3.2 since 2000. Presently, he is head of the Section “ Focus area energy – Gases “ in Department 3 “ Containment Systems for Dangerous Goods”.

Dr.-Ing. Bin Wang, born in 1968, studied Computational Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Berlin and achieved his PhD at Loughborough University in England. From 2002 to 2018 he worked as a structural engineer in the fields of finite element analysis, fatigue and damage tolerance in Germany and in the UK mostly for aircraft structures. Since 2018, he has been Research Fellow at BAM Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing, in the section “Focus area energy – Gases “in Department 3” Containment Systems for Dangerous Goods”.

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Manfred Spode, born in 1954, studied Technical Equipment/Supply Technology at the University of Applied Sciences Berlin until 1978. Thereafter, he worked as a Project Engineer in the field of technical building equipment and from 1988 as Supply Engineer at BAM in the service department. Since 2011 he has worked for the section “Focus area energy – Gases” in Department 3 “Containment Systems for Dangerous Goods” at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) in Berlin. He is now in charge for approving pressure receptacles for the transport of dangerous goods and related research projects.

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Published Online: 2019-11-18
Published in Print: 2019-12-02

© 2019, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/120.111440

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Inhalt/Contents
  2. Contents
  3. Fachbeiträge/Technical Contributions
  4. Mechanical properties of cryogenically treated AA5083 friction stir welds
  5. Fatigue life evaluation of composite wing spar cap materials
  6. Effect of Cu addition on porous NiTi SMAs produced by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis
  7. Optimized random sampling for the load level method in Wöhler tests
  8. Monte Carlo simulation and evaluation of burst strength of pressure vessels
  9. Stress analysis of a Wankel engine eccentric shaft under varied thermal conditions
  10. Effectiveness of Ti micro-alloying for the suppression of Fe impurities in AZ91 Mg alloys and associated corrosion properties
  11. Mechanical properties of hybrid fiber reinforced concrete and a nondestructive evaluation
  12. Multi-objective optimization of an intersecting elliptical pressure hull as a means of buckling pressure maximizing and weight minimization
  13. Preload dependent material properties of lamination stacks for electric machines
  14. Effect of inoculant type and treatment material quantity on properties of vermicular graphite cast iron rail vehicle brake discs
  15. Effects of the chemical treatment of avocado pear wood filler on the properties of LDPE composites
  16. Uncertainty analysis of cutting parameters during grinding based on RSM optimization and Monte Carlo simulation
  17. Applicability of compact tension specimens for evaluation of the plane-strain fracture toughness of steel
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