FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA) OF 60 CYLINDER CNG CASCADE

(DRFAT COPY)

Designed By:- R.K Patra Approved By:-Dr. B.N Tripathi

Table of Contents
1. MODIFICATION HISTORY 3
2. INTRODUCTION 4
3. ASSUMPTIONS & IDEALISATIONS 5
4. UNIT SYSTEM 5
5. METHODOLOGY (PROCESS) 5
6. FINITE ELEMENT MODEL SIZE 6
7. ELEMENT CRITERIA 6
8. MATERIAL SPECIFICATION 7
9. CYLINDER DETAILS 7
10. LUMPED MASS LOCATION DETAILS 8
11. MESH VIEW 9
12. LOAD CASE SUMMARY 13
13. LOAD CASE: 4G IN X DIRECTION - LOADS AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS 14
14. LOAD CASE: 4G IN X DIRECTION - RESULTS 15
15. LOAD CASE: 4G IN Y DIRECTION - LOADS AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS 17
16. LOAD CASE: 4G IN Y DIRECTION - RESULTS 18
17. LOAD CASE: 4G IN Z DIRECTION - LOADS AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS 20
18. LOAD CASE: 4G IN Z DIRECTION - RESULTS 21
19. LOAD CASE: 4G IN ALL DIRECTION - LOADS AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS 23
20. LOAD CASE: 4G IN ALL DIRECTION - RESULTS 24
21. RESULT SUMMARY 26
22. CONCLUSION 26
23. SOFTWARE’S USED 27

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1. Modification History
Document Id 2223-001
Revision Rev 00
Date of Release 08/04/2022
Authored by R.K Patra
Reviewed by Dr. B.N Tripathi

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2. Introduction
Cylinder cascades are used for storage and transportation of gas at different places. The objective of FEA of 60 cylinder
cascade is to determine the structural integrity of the cascade in various loading conditions.

3D Model

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3. Assumptions & Idealisations
 Material of construction has uniform physical/mechanical properties.
 Good manufacturing practices are followed to ensure quality requirement.

4. Unit System

Mass Length Time Force Stress Density Young’s Modulus

2 3
Tonne mm s N N/mm Tonne/mm N/mm2

5. Methodology (Process)
 Geometry clean-up was performed using supplied 3D CAD Model.
 The model was meshed with quad, tria, beam & rbe3 elements and checked for quality criteria.
 Material properties & boundary conditions were applied for mentioned load cases to obtain the results.

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6. Finite Element Model Size

Sr. No. Parameter Total No.

1 Number of defined elements 169512
2 Number of defined nodes 168937
3 Max DOF per node 6

7. Element Criteria
 Meshing done as per following criteria:

2D Element
Warpage < 15°
Skew < 45°
Jacobian > 0.6
Penta < 5%

Interior Angles Min Max

Quad < 45° < 135°
Tria < 20° < 120°

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8. Material Specification

Young's Yield Ultimate

Poisson's Density
Material Modulus Strength Tensile Strength
Ratio (Tonne/mm3)
(N/mm2) (N/mm2) (N/mm2)

Mild Steel
2.10E+05 0.3 7.90E-09 250 410
(IS 2062) E250

9. Cylinder Details

Sr. No. Component Quantity Weight (kg)

1 Cylinder 60 45

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10. Lumped Mass Location Details

Mass per cylinder is 45kg located at its C.G.

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11. Mesh View

60 Cylinder Cascade: Mesh Model

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 60 Cylinder Cascade: Mesh Model View - 01

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 60 Cylinder Cascade: Mesh Model View - 02

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 60 Cylinder Cascade: Mesh Model View - 03

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12. Load Case Summary
The cascade has been analysed for following conditions

Sr. No. Load Cases

1 4G in X Direction
2 4G in Y Direction
3 4G in Z Direction
4 4G in All Direction

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13. Load Case: 4G in X Direction - Loads and Boundary Conditions

Cascade supported on
Cylinder Mass = 45 Kg Bottom Face of Bottom
Four ISO Corner

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14. Load Case: 4G in X Direction - Results

Displacement (Mag)
Load Case Displacement (mm)
4G in X Direction 3.84

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 Peak Stress (Von Mises)

Load Case Peak Stress - Von Mises (N/mm2) Yield Stress (N/mm2) FOS
4G in X Direction 109.3 250 2.29

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15. Load Case: 4G in Y Direction - Loads and Boundary Conditions

Cascade supported on
Bottom Face of Bottom
Cylinder Mass = 45 Kg
Four ISO Corner

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16. Load Case: 4G in Y Direction - Results

Displacement (Mag)

Load Case Displacement (mm)

4G in Y Direction 8.13

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 Peak Stress (Von Mises)

Load Case Peak Stress - Von Mises (N/mm2) Yield Stress (N/mm2) FOS
4G in Y Direction 165.9 250 1.51

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17. Load Case: 4G in Z Direction - Loads and Boundary Conditions

4g

Cylinder Mass = 45 Kg Cascade supported on

Bottom Face of Bottom
Four ISO Corner

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18. Load Case: 4G in Z Direction - Results

Displacement (Mag)

Load Case Displacement (mm)

4G in Z Direction 0.89

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 Peak Stress (Von Mises)

Load Case Peak Stress - Von Mises (N/mm2) Yield Stress (N/mm2) FOS
4G in Z Direction 56.06 250 4.46

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19. Load Case: 4G in All Direction - Loads and Boundary Conditions

4g

Cascade supported on
Bottom Face of Bottom
Cylinder Mass = 45 Kg Four ISO Corner

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20. Load Case: 4G in All Direction - Results

Displacement (Mag)

Load Case Displacement (mm)

4G in All Direction 8.93

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 Peak Stress (Von Mises)

Load Case Peak Stress - Von Mises (N/mm2) Yield Stress (N/mm2) FOS
4G in All Direction 194.8 250 1.28

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21. Result Summary

Displacement Peak Yield Strength Factor of Safety

Sr. No. Load Case
(mm) Stress (N/mm2) (FOS)
(N/mm2)
1 4G in X Direction 3.84 109. 250 2.29
3
2 4G in Y Direction 8.13 165. 250 1.51
9
3 4G in Z Direction 0.89 56.0 250 4.46
6
4 4G in All Direction 8.93 194. 250 1.28
8

General(No boundary No boundary conditions

Sr. No. Load Case
condition)

2 σ11 Stress in X-axis (Max. principal stress)

3 σ22 Stress in y-axis (Min. principal stress)

4 σ33 Stress in z-axis (intermediate principal stress)

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22. Conclusion
 It is observed that the peak stress within cascade structure are well below the yield strength, Hence 4-G load is stable in all
boundary conditions and cascade frame structure is Safe to carry for fleet service condition with high pressure gas container.

23. Software’s used

 Pre-processing: - Hyper Mesh 21.0
 Solver: - OptiStruct 21.0
 Post-processing: - Hyper View 21

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