Abstract This paper compares the stress and displacement distributions of different head-shell junction configurations in LPG road tankers during different vehicle design maneuvers, such as braking, cornering, and vertical bumps, for the first time. Various combinations of heads (e.g., spherical and toroidal) and shell cross sections (circular and elliptical) are considered. The ABAQUS finite element software is used to model and analyze the fluid-filled tankers. The results show that the most critical maneuver affecting the fluid-filled tankers is cornering and the safest maneuver is braking. Moreover, the results reveal that the outer surface of the tanker generally behaves the most critically in all maneuvers, and cylindrical tankers with smaller cross-sections behave more acceptably compared to those with larger cross-sections. Among fluid-filled vehicle tankers with identical platform areas, tankers with elliptical cross-sections behave the most acceptably.
Comparison of the stress distributions of liquid gas road tankers with various configurations during braking, cornering, and vertical bump maneuvers
International Journal of Automotive Technology ; 14 , 2 ; 301-311
2013-03-28
11 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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