Citation:
Giannopoulos IK, Theotokoglou EE. (2023) Liquid hydrogen storage tank loading generation for civil aircraft damage tolerance analysis. In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Volume 2692, 7th International Conference of Engineering Against Failure 21-23 June 2023, Spetses Island, Greece. Article number 012048
Abstract:
The study presented is a preliminary approach and a proposal to the derivation of a loading spectrum for fatigue and damage tolerance analysis for civil aviation Liquid Hydrogen storage tanks. It is anticipated for the first generation of LH2 storage tanks for aviation to utilize metallic lightweight materials. Existing solutions are either too structurally heavy or with a short life span, both constraints making them unsuitable for aircraft vehicles were less mass and longevity is of paramount importance. The objective of the work was to provide suggestions for the generation of representative loading spectra for storage tank fatigue and damage tolerance preliminary design analysis and sizing.