Buckling Behaviour of Circular Ring Stiffened Filament Wound Composite Pressure Hull through Finite Element Analysis

Abstract:

The aim of present study was investigate the buckling pressure of moderately thick-walled filament-wound carbon–epoxy stiffened composite pressure vessel subjected to external hydrostatic pressure through finite element analysis and compare the result with un-stiffened filament wound carbon/epoxy composite pressure vessel used in under water vehicle applications. The winding angles were [±30/90] FW, [±45/90] FW and [±60/90] FW. ANSYS 14.0 APDL, a commercial finite element software package successfully predicted the buckling pressure of filament-wound composite pressure vessel with a deviation much higher than the results of un-stiffened filament wound composite cylinder .All the finite element analysis shows that the composite pressure vessel with winding pattern [±60/90] FW has the higher value of critical buckling pressure. Major failure modes in both the analysis were dominated by the helical winding angles.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 656)
• Pages: 288-297
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.656.288
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Krishna Murari Pandey*, Abhijit Dey, P.L. Choudhury
• Keywords: ANSYS, Buckle, Composite, Pressure Vessel, Stiffeners

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