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Microstructure Simulation and Experiment for the Weak Weld Joint of a Domed Storage Tank during an Explosion Based on the Cellular Automaton Method

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With the continuous augment of global oil demand and reserve volume, domed storage tanks are becoming increasingly widespread. The weak weld joint, designed on the top of the storage tank, will fail first in the pool fire. Therefore, it is of considerable significance to accurately obtain the change rules of the weld microstructure for studying the explosion of a domed oil storage tank, which can provide sufficient guarantee for the goods evacuation and personnel rescue. Dynamic recrystallization occurs in the failure process of a weld joint. Based on the cellular automaton method (CA method), the dynamic failure model for the weld joint was established and solved in this paper. The transient changes for stress, strain, temperature, and damage were calculated, and the grain size distribution and dynamic change rule of the weld joint were obtained. The tensile test was carried out to weak weld. A high-speed camera collected the fracture morphology of the weld joint during fracture. The simulation results were compared with the experimental results to verify the validity of the proposed model and analysis method.

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This work was supported by Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province Guidance Program Project (2019ZD0277); Liaoning University of Science and Technology Innovation Team Building Project (601009830); Liaoning University Innovative Talent Support Program (20201020).

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    Li Chang, Chen Xinxue, Liu Zhaotai & Han Xing

  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, 110870, Liaoning, China

    Zhang Dacheng

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Two neighbor types of the cellular automaton (a) V. Neumann neighbor (b) Moore neighbor

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Internal condition in the oil storage tank and actual explosion scene (a) Two zones in the oil tank (b) The explosion scene

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Damage change in points at different temperatures (a) Damage of horizontal points at 600 °C b Damage of vertical points at 600 °C

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Displacement change in points at different temperatures (a) Displacement of horizontal points at 600 °C (b) Displacement of vertical points at 600 °C

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Stress change in points at different temperatures (a) Stress of horizontal point tracking at 600 °C (b) Stress of vertical point tracking at 600 °C

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Temperature change in points at different temperatures (a) Temperature of horizontal point tracking at 600 °C (b) Temperature of vertical point tracking at 600 °C

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Dynamic recrystallization in different points and temperatures (a) Dynamic recrystallization of vertical points at 300 °C (b) Dynamic recrystallization of horizontal points at 600 °C (c) Dynamic recrystallization of vertical points at 600 °C

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Average grain size (a) Horizontal points at 600 °C (b) Vertical points at 600 °C

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Specimen size drawing (a) Dimensional data of specimen in vertical direction (b) Specimen size data in the horizontal direction

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Chang, L., Dacheng, Z., Xinxue, C. et al. Microstructure Simulation and Experiment for the Weak Weld Joint of a Domed Storage Tank during an Explosion Based on the Cellular Automaton Method. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 31, 8094–8112 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-06813-5

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