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Development of a resilient cable joint for the insulation system of oil tanks

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This paper presents the development procedure for a resilient cable joint that adaptively holds the insulating layer outside the wall of oil storage tanks. The proposed cable joint system produces an appropriate and reliable tension force that always firmly attaches the insulating layer to the tank wall regardless of dimensional variations in the tank. These variations are functions of seasonal ambient temperature and hydrostatic pressure. Systematic design procedure and finite element analysis were applied to calculate complex variations in the circumferential displacement of the tank wall. The design and specification of the resilient cable joint system were determined by applying TRIZ principles to avoid the rupture of the cable or the failure of the elastic elements in the cable joint. The developed flexible cable joint results in longer service duration and safer conditions for the cable and insulation system of oil storage tanks.

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  1. School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, University of Ulsan, San 29, Mugeo 2-dong, Namgu, Ulsan, 680-749, Korea

    Park Hong Seok & Dahal Prakash

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Hong-Seok Park received his B.Sc. degree from HanYang University in Korea in 1979. He received his Dipl.- Ing. degree from RWTH Aachen University and Dr.-Ing. degree from the University of Hannover in 1987 and in 1992, respectively, both in Germany. He is now a professor in the School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering at the University of Ulsan in Korea. His research interests include intelligent manufacturing systems, digital manufacturing techniques, and CAD/CAM/CAE.

Prakash Dahal received his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Kathmandu University in Nepal in 2007. He is now a graduate student in the School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering at the University of Ulsan in Korea. His research interests include topology optimization, CAD/CAE, and their applications.

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Seok, P.H., Prakash, D. Development of a resilient cable joint for the insulation system of oil tanks. J Mech Sci Technol 26, 3617–3624 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-012-0856-y

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