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Crash Safety Evaluation of LNG Fuel Containers for Vehicles using ANSYS Explicit Dynamics

ANSYS Explicit Dynamics 해석을 활용한 차량용 LNG 용기의 충돌안전성 평가

  • Nam, SuHyun (Department of Safety Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation) ;
  • Kim, JiYu (Department of Safety Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation) ;
  • Kim, EuiSoo (Department of Safety Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation)
  • 남수현 (한국교통대학교 안전공학과) ;
  • 김지유 (한국교통대학교 안전공학과) ;
  • 김의수 (한국교통대학교 안전공학과)
  • Received : 2022.07.29
  • Accepted : 2022.08.25
  • Published : 2022.08.31

Abstract

With the emergence of environmental problems caused by fine dust worldwide, LNG, which is cheaper and less pollution than diesel, is attracting attention as the next generation energy of automobiles and is expanding its supply. However, it is difficult to operate smoothly due to the lack of infrastructure for LNG charging stations in Korea and the limited size of containers that can be installed according to regulations. In Korea, research and development on the contents of containers for the smooth operation of natural gas vehicles are underway, but there is a problem that the container directly receives the impact of the vehicle collision and explodes, causing a major disaster. Therefore, in this study, the safety of the container was verified by deriving the strain and stress values through ANSYS Explicit Dynamics analysis. As a result, a maximum stress of 565.37MPa occurred in the container, and it is expected that plastic deformation will occur as it exceeds the yield stress of STS304 used as a material for the container, which is beyond 505MPa. When an impact caused by a collision between a vehicle and a container is applied, it is considered necessary to design a support or reinforcement because the container may be damaged or defective.

세계적으로 미세먼지로 인한 환경문제가 대두되면서 경유보다 저렴하고 공해가 적은 LNG가 자동차의 차세대 에너지로서 주목받아 보급이 확대되고 있는 추세이다. 그러나 국내에는 LNG 충전소 인프라가 많이 부족할 뿐더러 규제에 따라 장착할 수 있는 용기의 크기가 제한적이다 보니 원활한 운행을 하기 어려운 실정이다. 국내에선 천연가스 자동차의 원활한 운행을 위한 용기의 내용적 확장 연구와 개발이 진행 중이나 차체 밖으로 용기가 누출되어 차량충돌에 의한 충격을 용기가 직접적으로 받아 폭발하여 대형참사로 이루어질 수 있는 문제점이 있다. 이에 본 연구에선 LNG 용기의 안전성 평가를 ANSYS Explicit Dynamics해석을 통해 변형량과 응력값을 도출함으로써 용기의 안전성을 검증하였다. 그 결과 용기에서 최대 565.37MPa의 최대응력이 발생하였고 용기의 재료로 사용된 STS304의 항복응력인 505MPa를 넘어선 것으로 보아 소성변형이 발생할 것으로 예상된다. 차량과 용기간의 충돌에 의한 충격이 가해질 경우 용기의 파손 또는 결함이 우려되므로 지지대나 보강설계가 필요하다고 사료된다.

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