Analysis of Crashworthiness of a Saloon Car Fitted with CNG Cylinder

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Year : 2023 | Volume :10 | : 1 | Page : 115-121
By

    Shivam

  1. Sanskar Sogani

  2. Sarthak Mishra

  3. Tushar Tanvar

  4. Vijay Gautam

  5. Devendra Kumar

  1. Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
  2. Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
  3. Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
  4. Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
  5. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
  6. Project Scientist, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

Abstract

There is an increase in demand for compressed natural gas vehicles in India. Due to the high gasoline prices and lack of electric vehicle infrastructure in India, compressed natural gas vehicles are the only feasible option. This research work focuses on the crashworthiness of a saloon car fitted with a compressed natural gas cylinder under rear-collision conditions. Four different candidate materials
of the same thickness are chosen for the cylinder based on strength and ductility i.e., AA6061, AA2024, mild steel, and A36 steel. The finite element analysis of the crash is performed in LS-DYNA by incorporating the Johnson-Cook material model parameters for the selected materials. The results are obtained from the crash analysis for the variation of the resultant force, kinetic energy, and
internal energy, and these results are compared for different materials. The cylinder made of A36 Steel has shown the least absorption of specific energy, and the least deformation is observed in the cylinder compared to other materials.

Keywords: Crashworthiness, Johnson-Cook model, CNG cylinder, saloon car, finite element analysis

This article belongs to Conference RAMMTE-2022: Recent Advances in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Engineering

How to cite this article: Shivam, Sanskar Sogani, Sarthak Mishra, Tushar Tanvar, Vijay Gautam, Devendra Kumar.Analysis of Crashworthiness of a Saloon Car Fitted with CNG Cylinder.Journal of Polymer and Composites.2023; 10(1):115-121.
How to cite this URL: Shivam, Sanskar Sogani, Sarthak Mishra, Tushar Tanvar, Vijay Gautam, Devendra Kumar , Analysis of Crashworthiness of a Saloon Car Fitted with CNG Cylinder jopc 2023 {cited 2023 Jan 19};10:115-121. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/jopc/article=2023/view=94825

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Conference Open Access Original Research
Volume 10
1
Received August 27, 2022
Accepted September 6, 2022
Published January 19, 2023
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