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Objectives
Structural Analysis on the fuel tank filled with a propane and air mixture if an explosion occurs. Transient Thermal Analysis on the test cell to test if the temperatures will be too high for the current design.
Introduction
Theoretical Background
Combustion Chamber Heat Transfer Analysis A simulation was run to find whether the entire chamber could heat to the point where any special precautions would need to be taken.
Equations
1. Hydraulic Diameter 2. Reynolds Number
3. Friction Factor
4. Nusselt Number
5. Convection Coefficient
Maximum Pressure
First, find the maximum possible pressure for the combustion temperature using ideal gas law.
PV=nRT
Double this pressure to simulate the combustion shockwave.
Application of loads
Pressure loading on interior surface 10ms overpressure simulates shock wave of explosion Ramp loading better simulates real world behavior
Steps 1 2 3 Time [s] 0. 1.e-002 2.e-002 9. 10. Pressure [psi] 0. 3000. 1442.7 0.
1.5e003 s
1.5e005 s
1.5e006 s
1.5e004 s
1. s
2. s
1.e-002 1.e-003 s s
0.1 s
Application of loads
Natural convection
Vertical surfaces Horizontal surfaces
Steps Time [s] Convection Temperature Coefficient [F] [BTU/sinF] = 5.2527e-005 = 2240. 2240. 1340.3 68.
1 2 3
0. 1.5e-003 1. 2.
5.2527e-005
0.
Radiation
=.1
Steps 1 2 3
Conclusion
Structural Analysis showed no catastophic failures in tank. Will need replaced if a failure occurs. Thermal analysis showed that the test cell will not reach temperatures that could damage other components.
Bibliography
Moaveni, Saeed. Finite Element Analysis: Theory and Application with ANSYS. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008. Incropera, Frank P., David P. Dewitt, Theodore L. Bergman, and Adrienne S. Lavine. Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2007.