TY - JOUR A1 - Mair, Georg A1 - Hoffmann, Martin A1 - Scherer, Florian A1 - Schoppa, André A1 - Szczepaniak, Mariusz T1 - Slow burst testing of samples as a method for quantification of composite cylinder degradation N2 - The current practise to focus periodic retesting of composite cylinders primarily on the hydraulic pressure test has to be evaluated as critical. The test itself always causes a certain amount of micro damage to the cylinders but does not necessarily deliver sufficient and evaluable information. Thus BAM Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing (Germany) moves the focal point to a new approach for validation of composite cylinders, based on destructive sample tests parallel to operation. Statistical assessment of results of these destructive tests is employed for the estimation of remaining safe service life, based on reliability demands. The estimated service life is also used for the determination of re-test periods of the examined population of composite cylinders. An essential aspect of this approach is the validation of current residual strength and its prediction at any point of service life. In cases of gas cylinders with very high cycle strength, residual strength cannot be quantified statistically by means of hydraulic load cycles. As a replacement, creep tests or burst tests may be employed. BAM suggests the 'slow burst test SBT' as a combination of these two test procedures. This is a compromise between the practicability of the (conventional) burst test and the practical relevance of sustained loads during service, to be tested in creep rupture tests. In this paper, a variety of 99 burst results of a cylinder design type used for breathing apparatus (CFRP with PE-liner) is evaluated. The influence of test procedure parameters and nature and intensity of artificial ageing on the test sample strength are analysed statistically. This leads to an evaluation of different procedures of artificial ageing and the recommendation to substitute conventional burst tests by slow burst tests for the assessment of composite pressure receptacles. KW - Slow burst test KW - Sample testing KW - Residual strength KW - Scatter KW - Mean value KW - Degradation KW - Pressure rate PY - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.04.016 SN - 0360-3199 VL - 39 IS - 35 SP - 20522 EP - 20530 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-30732 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mair, Georg A1 - Hoffmann, Martin T1 - Assessment of the residual strength thresholds of composite pressure receptacles - Criteria for hydraulic load cycle testing N2 - Die aktuelle Praxis, die wiederkehrende Prüfung von Druckgefäßen aus Verbundwerkstoffen primär auf die hydraulische Innendruckprüfung zu begründen, ist kritisch sowohl bzgl. der Mikro-Schädigung der Prüfmuster als auch bzgl. ihrer Aussagekraft zu bewerten. Deshalb kommt durch die Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung BAM bei der Zulassung von Prüffristen für Composite-Druckgefäße von mehr als 5 Jahren zur Absicherung ein neuer Validierungsansatz zur Anwendung. Er ermöglicht eine Zustandsbeschreibung der Gesamtheit eines Baumusters auf der Basis wiederholt betriebsbegleitend zerstörender Prüfungen. Mit Bezug auf diesen Ansatz wird erläutert, wie die statistische Auswertung von Stichproben und deren perspektivische Extrapolation zur Vorhersage des Endes der Lebensdauer bzw. zumindest des Zeitpunkts der nächsten wiederholten Prüfung erfolgen können. Ferner wird erläutert, wie Zuverlässigkeitsgrenzwerte von der Größe von Druckgefäßen abhängig gemacht werden können und welchen Einfluss der reale Gasdruck auf die Sicherheitsbewertung im Rahmen des Ansatzes der BAM hat. Es wird insbesondere in das zentrale Arbeitsdiagramm des vorgenannten Ansatzes, das für Sicherheitsbewertungen wesentlich ist, eingeführt und erläutert, wie dieses verwendet werden kann. Hierzu wird auch ausgeführt, wie die Füllzyklenzahl und die Lastwechselfestigkeit über die neu eingeführte Größe der spezifischen Füllempfindlichkeit zusammenhängen. N2 - The current practice of periodic retesting of composite pressure receptacles primarily based on the hydraulic pressure test has to be evaluated as critical. This is justified by micro damages caused to the specimen by the test itself and by a lack of informative values. Thus, BAM Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing uses a new validation approach in the case of retest periods of more than 5 years. It enables the description of the condition of a specific design type series based on destructive tests parallel to operation. With respect to this approach it is explained how the statistical evaluation of sample tests and their extrapolation to end of life or at least to the time of next retesting can be achieved. In addition, it is explained how the reliability limits may be linked to the size and pressure level of the respective composite pressure receptacle. The frame of this safety Approach includes the influence of the maximum working pressure on the safety assessment. One topic of this approach is the introduction of the working diagram essential for safety assessments that allows graphical evaluation of load cycle strength by mean value, scatter and survival rate of samples as well as instruction how to use it. For this, it is explained how the number of filling cycles and the reduction of the respective hydraulic residual cycle strength interacts with the newly introduced value of specific filling sensitivity. KW - Composite cylinders KW - Hydraulic cycle testing KW - Residual strength KW - Sample testing KW - Probabilis-tic PY - 2013 SN - 0025-5300 VL - 55 IS - 2 SP - 121 EP - 129 PB - Hanser CY - München AN - OPUS4-27645 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -