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Degradation and damage analysis of composite pressure vessels via experimental modal analysis
(2023)
For mobile gas storage systems, the application of type IV pressure vessels is state of the art. Type IV tanks consist of an inner polymer liner fully wrapped with fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP). Because of the complex fabric of the FRP as well as a difficulty estimable interaction behaviour between the single components under load, there are still no satisfying non-destructive testing methods to assess the current state of failure nor to estimate the level of degradation accurately and economically. At BAM division 3.5, analysing the ageing process of mobile composite pressure vessels is a major task to ensure safe usage over the whole lifetime. In this context, key aspects of our ongoing research activities are the invention of new test procedures and the development of accurate lifetime prediction models. In order to determine the level of degradation or damage, one meaningful non-destructive approach is to analyse the structural dynamic behaviour via an experimental modal analysis (EMA). Over the last few years, different types and sizes of composite pressure vessels have been tested in several research projects. The presented paper gives an insight into how to extract and interpret modal parameters and how to fit them to the results of residual strength tests.
Aging of elastomer O-rings and PE neutron shielding materials for radioactive waste containers
(2021)
Our institution BAM in Berlin, Germany is concerned with research and testing of materials in the context of safety in chemistry and technology. Our working group is involved in the licensing procedures of casks for radioactive waste. Besides, we’re doing research on aging and lifetime prediction of elastomer O-rings and investigate degradation and thermal expansion of PE neutron shielding materials.
Elastomers show a high versatility which makes them ideal materials for sealing applications in various fields. Especially under changing application conditions the high recovery potential of this class of material is beneficial to compensate temperature or pressure fluctuation, and geometrical changes resulting from mechanical loads in e.g. accident conditions. Out of these reasons elastomers are also used in containers for low and intermediate level radioactive waste and for spent fuel transportation casks. In cask designed for low and intermediate level waste elastomer seals can act as primary seal responsible for the containment function whereas in spent fuel storage and transportation casks (dual purpose casks (DPC)) elastomer seals are used as auxiliary seals to allow leakage rate measurements of metal barrier seals. An inherent prerequisite for this kind of application is the long time-scale of operation without or with limited possibility of seal replacement. In Germany an interim storage license for DPC`s is typically issued for 40 years, a timeframe which might increase in future due to challenges of the final repository siting procedure. For low and intermediate level waste, also long time periods are required before final disposal can be achieved. Therefore, the performance of elastomer seals over extended time periods is, as for other applications, of high importance.
A typical approach to ensure long-term functionality is to perform accelerated aging tests to calculate an estimated lifetime by assuming e.g. Arrhenius like equations for the time-temperature relationship. This approach requires a suitable end of life criterion considering the application of interest. This often can represent a challenge on its own.
As BAM is involved in most of the cask licensing procedures and especially responsible for the evaluation of cask-related long-term safety issues we initiated several test programs for investigating the behavior of elastomer seals. Experiments concerning the low temperature performance down to -40°C and the influence of gamma irradiation have been started first. Currently the thermal aging behavior of elastomer seals, which is the topic of this contribution, is examined.
For our aging investigations we use a broad approach to first determine the property changes in different elastomer materials due to thermo-oxidative aging at elevated temperatures and secondly we test how the typical methods of lifetime extrapolation can be applied to these results. This approach enables us to detect and exclude undesired side effects which very often influence lifetime estimations. In this contribution, our recent results are discussed.
Das Einsatzspektrum von den besonders leichten Druckbehältern aus Faserverbund-werkstoffen erweitert sich kontinuierlich. Dies führt dazu, dass mit der erweiterten Verwendung auch die thermisch zulässigen Einsatzgrenzen dieser Behälter ausgeschöpft und sogar teilweise überschritten werden. So können bspw. Atemluftflaschen im Brandeinsatz der Feuerwehr an der Behälteroberfläche derart hohen Umgebungstemperaturen ausgesetzt werden, dass die zulässige Höchsttemperatur von 65 °C deutlich überschritten wird.
Durch experimentelle Temperaturversuche an Typ-III-Atemluftflaschen mit einem Innenbehälter aus Aluminium konnte gezeigt werden, dass bei der Brandbekämpfung die untersuchten Atemluftflaschen lokal über das in der Zulassung abgeprüfte Temperaturspektrum erhitzt werden. Der Glasübergangsbereich des Faserverbundwerkstoffs wird partiell um bis zu 95 °C überschritten. Um die reale Sicherheit der Atemluftflasche bewerten zu können, wurde ein analytisches Hybridbehältermodell entwickelt, das die Beanspruchungen mit validierten Materialtemperaturverläufen berechnet. Mit der Einbindung von Schädigungsansätzen konnte ein bisher nicht hinreichend beachtetes thermisches Degradationsverhalten in den Berechnungen berücksichtigt werden. Zudem wurden insgesamt 90 altersbedingt ausgesonderte Feuerwehr-Atemluftflaschen zerstörend geprüft, um nähere Erkenntnisse über den Sicherheitszustand am Ende der Lebenszeit zu erhalten.
In diesem Kolloquium werden Forschungsergebnisse vorgestellt, die im Rahmen einer Promotionsarbeit die Auswirkungen dieser erhöhten thermischen Betriebslasten auf eine Typ-III-Atemluftflasche mit einem Innenbehälter aus Aluminium darstellen und bewerten.