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In this study, fatigue life assessment was conducted on a KC-1 membrane, considering cryogenic operation temperature, effect of stamping, and very long service period. KC-1 membranes are produced through a process of stamping, and they make direct contact with LNG filled within a containment system at − 162 °C. The high waves that LNG carriers encounter during sailing, and even when at anchor, cause rolling motions of the hull, which result in resonant fluid motions that generate a sloshing phenomenon; such sloshing motions expose containment systems to a high level of repeated stress. To assess the very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) life of the membrane, the effects of plastic deformation and the mechanical properties of STS304L, a membrane material, were examined at cryogenic temperatures. To identify the effects of plastic deformation and cryogenic temperatures on their mechanical properties, tensile and VHCF tests were conducted at cryogenic temperatures on a sheet to which plastic strain was applied through cold-rolling. Through forming analysis, changes in the thickness and plastic strain of a membrane caused during the process of stamping were examined. The results of earlier studies that performed flow analysis and fluid–structure interaction analysis to measure the stress applied to each component of the KC-1 containment system were cited, and the VHCF life of the membrane was assessed based on the surveyed mechanical properties, and the results of forming analysis.
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This work was supported by a 2018 Yeungnam University Research Grant
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Shim, H.B., Yoon, I.S. Fatigue Life Assessment of KC-1 Membrane Considering the Effects of Cryogenic Temperature and Plastic Deformation. Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf. 21, 905–914 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-019-00273-z
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