Design and Finite Element Analysis of Domestic LPG Cylinder using ANSYS Workbench

C. Sai Kiran; J. Sruthi

C. Sai Kiran Asst. Professor, CVR College of Engineering/Mechanical Department, Hyderabad, India.
J. Sruthi Asst. Professor, CVR College of Engineering/ Mechanical Department, Hyderabad, India.

Abstract

In this paper, domestic LPG cylinder was designed and analyzed, which can be used for storing the fluids at a higher pressure. LPG cylinder is one of the kind of pressure vessel that stores pressurised gases. LPG cylinder material should have high tensile and compressive strength for withstanding the high pressure of the gases. The purpose of this work is to design the LPG cylinder for safe, easy operation and able to resist the burst pressure or different loading conditions by studying the total deformation and von-mises stress of the cylinder, which are useful for assessing the safety and life prediction of the LPG cylinder. A detailed finite element analysis of LPG cylinder is performed using ANSYS and these analyses helps to predict the burst pressure of the LPG cylinder when an internal load acts on it.