Filament winding storage tanks

Parts with fiber volume fractions up to 60% can be fabricated by filament winding. The procedure is often used to manufacture composite rocket motors, corrosion-resistant tanks and storage containers, and piping for below-ground appHcations. 

Filament-wound structures are often used to store fluid under pressure fuel storage tanks, rocket motor cases, natural gas, and oxygen storage tanks. In some cases, the filament-wound structure is subjected to external pressure a diving bell or submarine. Filament winding has... 

Filament winding (FW) shapes are principally circular (cylinders, pipes, tubing, etc.) or enclosed vessel (storage tanks, oxygen tanks, etc.). They... 

Because of the continuous nature of the fibres and the mechanization of the process, filament winding lends itself particularly well to the production of pressure pipe. It is also used quite frequently for the production of larger diameter structures such as tanks and storage vessels. 

An unaccelerated, specially formulated resin for filament winding and the production of underground fuel storage tanks. 

Filament winding on molds is used to produce large laminated tubes and storage tanks. The continuous glass fiber is guided into a tank filled with resin and then through an orifice to remove excess resin, and finally is wound onto a core. The part is cured in an oven, the core is removed, and additional finishing steps are completed. 

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