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High-pressure composite tanks

Author: Patricia KRAWCZAK

Publication date: April 10, 2002

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3. Characteristics compared with metal solutions

While the potential markets for high- and ultra-high-pressure composite tanks are numerous and diversified, competition from metal tanks remains in all cases. It is therefore interesting to consider the factors likely to ensure the development of composite solutions with similar functionality.

3.1 Performance

  • Lightweight

    A comparative analysis of the mass per unit volume of different tank types (figure 8 ) shows that a composite tank is 25 to...

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