Effects of geometric optimization of plug-supported end-caps on the performance of thick thermoplastic composite pressure vessels under external hydrostatic pressure

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 403-428

  Yousefpour, Ali ^a   Ghasemi Nejhad, Mehrdad N ^a  

^a University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE VESSELS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

END CAPS; EXTERNAL HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; THICK COMPOSITE PRESSURE VESSEL;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0036710257     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705702015005735     Document Type: Article

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