The recent surge in energy consumption has sharply increased the use of fossil fuels, leading to a steep rise in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Interest in hydrogen is growing to mitigate the issue of global warming. Currently, hydrogen energy is transported in the form of high-pressure gaseous hydrogen, which has the disadvantages of low safety and energy efficiency. To develop commercial hydrogen vehicles, liquid hydrogen should be utilized. Liquid hydrogen storage tanks have supports between the inner and outer cylinders to bear the weight of the cylinders and the liquid hydrogen. However, research on the design to improve the structural safety of these supports is still insufficient. In this study, through a thermal-structural coupled analysis of liquid hydrogen storage tanks, the model with three supports, which had the lowest maximum effective stress in the outer tank, inner tank, and supports as proposed in the author's previous research, was used to create analysis models based on the diameter of the supports. A structurally safe design for the supports was proposed.

The government declared ‘2050 carbon neutrality’ as a national vision in October 2020 and subsequently pursued the establishment of a ‘2050 carbon neutrality scenario’ as a follow-up response. Hydrogen is considered as one of the most promising future energy carriers due to its noteworthy advantages of renewable, environmentally friendly and high calorific value. Liquid hydrogen is thus more advantageous for large-scale storage and transportation. However, due to the large difference between the liquid hydrogen temperature and the environment temperature, an inevitable heat leak into the storage tanks of liquid hydrogen occurs, causing boil-off losses and vent of hydrogen gas. Researches on insulation materials for liquid hydrogen are actively being conducted, but research on support design for minimal heat transfer and enhanced rigidity remains insufficient. In this study, to design support structures for liquid hydrogen storage tanks, a thermal-structural coupled analysis technique was developed using Ansys Workbench. Analytical models were created based on the number and arrangement of supports to propose structurally safe support designs.

Hydrogen is considered as one of the most promising future energy carriers due to its noteworthy advantages of renewable, environmentally friendly and high calorific value. However, the low density of hydrogen makes its storage an urgent technical problem for hydrogen energy development. Compared with the density of gas hydrogen, the density of liquid hydrogen is more than 1.5 times higher. Liquid hydrogen is thus more advantageous for large-scale storage and transportation. However, due to the large difference between the liquid hydrogen temperature and the environment temperature, an inevitable heat leak into the storage tanks of liquid hydrogen occurs, causing boil-off losses and vent of hydrogen gas. Researches on insulation materials for liquid hydrogen are actively being conducted, but research on support design for minimal heat transfer and enhanced rigidity remains insufficient. In this study, to design support for liquid hydrogen storage tank, technique of thermal-structural coupled analysis including geometry, mesh, and boundary condition were developed using Ansys workbench, and equivalent stress and deformation distributions were analyzed.

Decarbonization plays an important role in future energy systems for establishing a zero-carbon society. Hydrogen is believed to be a promising energy source that can be converted, stored, and utilized efficiently, leading to a broad range of possibilities for future applications. Hydrogen can be stored in various forms, including compressed gas, liquid hydrogen, hydrides, adsorbed hydrogen. Among these, liquid hydrogen has high gravimetric and volumetric hydrogen densities. There are a lot of previous studies on thermal behavior of MLI and VCS and optimization insulation system, but research on the insulation performance by varying the head shape of the tank has not been conducted. In this study, thermal-structural coupled analysis was conducted on the insulation system with VCS positioned between two layers of MLI for a liquid hydrogen storage tank. The analysis considered dome shapes (torispherical, circle, ellipses), and heat flux and temperature were derived from thermal analysis to predict insulation performance. Maximum equivalent stress and deformation were calculated from the structural analysis, and the optimal dome shape was proposed.

유연한 지반에 놓인 액체저장탱크의 지진 거동은 유체-구조물-지반 상호작용에 의해 복잡하게 나타나므로, 이 시스템의 지진응답 과 피해를 정확하게 예측하기 위해서는 이를 엄밀히 고려하여야 한다. 이 연구에서는 유체-구조물-지반 상호작용을 엄밀히 고려하여 유연한 지반에 놓인 직사각형 액체저장탱크의 지진응답 해석을 수행하고 그 응답 특성을 분석하고자 한다. 이를 위해 지진하중 작용 시 발생하는 유체의 동수압력 및 지반과 구조물 간의 상호작용력을 유한요소 기법을 사용하여 산정한다. 이때, 반무한 지반에서의 에너지 방사를 고려하기 위해 mid-point integrated finite element와 점성 감쇠기를 사용하여 지반 원역의 거동을 모사한다. 이와 같이 산정된 동수압력과 지반-구조물 상호작용력을 구조물의 유한요소에 작용시킨다. 자유장 해석을 통하여 입사 지진파에 의한 유효 지진력을 산정한다. 유연한 지반에 놓인 직사각형 액체저장탱크의 지진응답 해석을 통하여 지반-구조물 상호작용의 효과로 인해 시스템 응답의 변화가 다양하게 나타남을 확인할 수 있다. 그러므로, 유연한 지반에 놓인 직사각형 액체저장탱크의 내진설계를 수행하거나 내진성능을 검토할 때는 유체-구조물-지반 상호작용을 엄밀히 고려하여야 할 것이다.

This study examines earthquake-induced sloshing effects on liquid storage tanks using computation fluid dynamics. To achieve this goal, this study selects an existing square steel tank tested by Seismic Simulation Test Center at Pusan National University as a case study. The model validation was firstly performed through the comparison of shaking table test data and simulated results for the water tank subjected to a harmonic excitation. For a realistic estimation of the wall pressure response of the water tank, three recorded earthquakes with similar peak ground acceleration are applied:1940 El Centro earthquake, 2016 Gyeongju earthquake, and 2017 Pohang earthquake. Wall pressures monitored during the dynamic analyses are examined and compared for different earthquake motions and monitoring points, using power spectrum density. Finally, the maximum dynamic pressure for three earthquakes is compared with the design pressure calculated from a seismic design code. Results indicated that the maximum pressure from the El Centro earthquake exceeds the design pressure although its peak ground acceleration is less than 0.4 g, which is the design acceleration. On the other hand, the maximum pressure due to two Korean earthquakes does not reach the design pressure. Thus, engineers should not consider only the peak ground acceleration when determining the design pressure of water tanks.

Liquid storage tank is one of the major infrastructures and generally used to store gases, drinking and utilizing water, dangerous fluids, fire water and so on. According to the recent reports and experiences, the tank structures are damaged in many earthquakes due to their low energy dissipating capacity. Therefore, many researchers have been tried to know the dynamic properties of the tanks including liquids. However, vary limited experimental studies are carried out using relatively small tank models. In this study, a series of shaking table tests are performed with maximum 2 m cubic rectangular liquid storage tanks made of steel to measure the natural frequency and estimate damping coefficient of impulsive and convective mode of the tanks. Especially, the damping values under different shapes and excitation methods are estimated by logarithmic decrement method and half power band-pass method and compared with current design code and standards such as ASCE 7, Eurocode 8 and NZS. Test results show that the impulsive mode damping is around 2% which is proposed by general standards and codes but the impulsive mode damping is 0.13% average that is slightly lower than the code recommendation.

연약한 지반위에 기초한 유연한 구형 액체 저장탱크의 Rocking 운동에 대한 3차원 지진응답을 규명하기 위해서 동적 유체-구조 물-지반 계의 상호작용 해석방법을 개발하였다. 수평방향 병진 운동과 Rocking 운동을 받는 3차원의 구형 탱크의 운동 지배방정식을 Rayleigh-Ritz 방법을 적용하여 유도하였고 기반암위 토층의 표면에 놓인 강체 기초의 동적 강성행렬과 유체-구조물 계의 지배방정식을 결합하여 계산하였다.

The magnitude of the earthquake in the world has increased recently, and the interest in the seismic performance of the structures and major facilities has increased after the Gyeongju earthquake(2016.09). In this study, it secured the seismic performance of the tank to store oil, LPG and water etc. by applying Natural Rubber Bearing and performed shaking table test to verify.

The magnitude of the earthquake in the world has increased recently, and the interest in the seismic performance of the structures and major facilities has increased after the Gyeongju earthquake(2016.09). In this study, it secured the seismic performance of the tank to store oil, LPG and water etc. by applying Lead Rubber Bearing and performed shaking table test to verify.

The magnitude of the earthquake in the world has increased recently, and the interest in the seismic performance of the structures and major facilities has increased after the Gyeongju earthquake(2016.09). In this study, it secured the seismic performance of the tank to store oil, LPG and water etc. by applying Natural Rubber Bearing and performed shaking table test to verify.

The magnitude of the earthquake in the world has increased recently, and the interest in the seismic performance of the structures and major facilities has increased after the Gyeongju earthquake(2016.09). In this study, it secured the seismic performance of the tank to store oil, LPG and water etc. by applying Lead Rubber Bearing and performed shaking table test to verify.

이 연구에서는 유체저장탱크의 내진 설계 고도화에 활용하기 위하여 정사각형 수조의 슬러싱 진동대실험에 대한 상관해석을 수행 하였다. 이를 위하여 CFD 프로그램인 ANSYS CFX를 이용하였다. CFD 해석 프로그램 검증을 위해 슬러싱 공진이 발생하는 운동에 대한 해석 모델의 요소크기 및 난류모델에 대한 슬러싱응답의 민감도해석을 수행하였다. 그 결과, 수직방향 요소크기 뿐만 아니라 수평방향 요소크기에 따라 수위 예측에 민감한 영향을 미치는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한, SST 난류모델을 사용한 CFD해석 결과가 실험 결과와 매우 잘 일치하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이로부터 결정된 CFX 해석모델을 사용하여, 가진 주파수와 가진 진폭이 다른 3가지 실험 결과에 대하여 상관해석을 수행하였다. 그 결과, CFD해석모델을 사용하여 지진해석을 수행할 경우, 슬러싱응답이 실험 결과와 매우 잘 일치하는 것을 알 수 있었다.