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carbon fuel pipe under external pressure

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gyanam

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May 30, 2005
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hi!

so my previous question was whether a 1mm thickness of carbon/epoxy would be able to withstand -37psi. this is what my calculations say - i'm just wondering if it makes logical sense...those of you with more experience?

the material is carbon fiber and epoxy, diameter is 2.5in, filament winding technique.

cheers,
gyanam
 
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i'm thinking of filament winding the pipe. it's about 25 centimeters in length and looks like an 'S' - so it's bent twice with two 90°s. and it's supported at the two ends.

the effective compressive young's mod is 140GPa, its tensile strength is 1500MPa and compressive is 900MPa.
 
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