Original Article
  • Residual Stress Comparison of Type III Hydrogen Tank by Curing Conditions
  • Yong-Chul Shin*†

  • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea

  • Type III 수소탱크 경화조건에 따른 잔류응력 비교
  • 신용철*†

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Abstract

Since the residual stress of hydrogen tank is directly related to durability, it is very important to reduce it for safety. Type II~IV hydrogen tank are manufactured by the filament winding method, in which the fiber is impregnated with resin and wound around the liner. Residual stress in composite is affected by curing conditions and fiber tension etc. In this study, the effect of curing conditions on residual stress was analyzed when manufacturing a Type III hydrogen tank using carbon fiber filament winding process. First, the curing behavior of the epoxy resin was analyzed using a differential scanning calorimetry. Through this, the curing temperature was set to 140°C. During the same curing time, the specimens were cured under 2-stage curing condition that reached 140°C earlier and a 4-stage curing condition that reached 140°C later, respectively. After curing, the residual stress of the composite material was measured by the ring slitting method, and the experimental values were compared with numerical values. It was confirmed that there was a significant difference in residual stress according to the optimization of curing conditions.


수소탱크의 잔류응력은 내구도와 직접적인 관련이 있기 때문에 안전을 위해 이를 줄이는 것이 매우 중요하다. Type II~IV 수소탱크는 섬유에 수지를 함침시켜 라이너에 감는 필라멘트 와인딩 공법으로 제작하게 된다. 필라멘트 와인딩에서 잔류응력은 경화조건, 섬유 인장 등에 영향을 받게 되는데, 본 연구에서는 탄소섬유 필라멘트 와인딩 공정을 이용한 Type III 수소탱크 제작 시 경화조건이 잔류응력에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 먼저 에폭시 수지의 경화거동을 시차주사열량계를 이용하여 분석하였다. 이를 통해 경화온도를 140°C로 설정하였다. 같은 경화시간 동안 140°C에 먼저 도달하는 2-stage 경화조건과, 보다 늦게 도달하는 4-stage 경화조건으로 각각 시편을 경화시켰다. 경화 후 복합재 부분의 잔류응력을 ring slitting 법으로 측정하였고, 이 실험값을 수치해석적인 값과 비교하였다. 그 결과, 경화조건 최적화에 따른 유의미한 잔류응력의 차이가 발생함을 확인하였다.


Keywords: 복합재료(Composite materials), 수소탱크(Hydrogen tank), 잔류응력(Residual stress), 필라멘트 와인딩(Filament winding), 탄소섬유(Carbon fiber)

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Correspondence to

  • Yong-Chul Shin
  • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea

  • E-mail: yongchulnim@snu.ac.kr