TY - GEN A1 - Werner, Jan T1 - Composite subjected to low temperatures N2 - To reduce the global emission of CO2, liquified natural gas (LNG) is increasingly used as fuel. As the pipeline network is not developed all around the globe, LNG needs to be transported via ship or truck. Double-walled tanks made of steel with a vacuum insulation are currently used to keep LNG at cryogenic temperatures (-162 °C; 111 K). The double-walled construction makes the tanks heavy and expensive. The vacuum insulation between the two walled structure ensures that the LNG stays liquid over the transportation time (boiling point of LNG: -162 ◦C). This causes a high temperature difference between the transported good and the ambient air. Furthermore, there are some restrictions in carrying out in-service inspection using a double-wall design. Therefore, alternative tank designs, such as single wall glass fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP), are of growing interest. The material properties of GFRP and tank insulation at cryogenic temperatures are investigated. Liquified nitrogen (-196 °C; 77 K) is used for all experiments at cryogenic temperatures for safety reasons. Thermal conductivity of different layers are investigated and compared. Mechanical properties are analyzed by performing 3-point bending tests on cooled specimen. When cooled, the specimens fail at a higher force, but all layers of the laminate fail at once. Further investigations into the characterization of material properties, such as CT scans are currently in preparation. Evaluation is done by FEM and in approximation via analytical solutions. T2 - ICMEA 2020 CY - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam DA - 06.01.2020 KW - GFRP KW - Tanks KW - Cryogenic temperatures KW - LNG KW - Composite material KW - Safety PY - 2020 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/50415 AN - OPUS4-50415 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany