Review on Burst Pressure Analysis of Laminated Composite Pressure Vessels

Pressure vessels are used for various industrial applications. To ensure safe operation of pressure vessels, it is important to know its burst pressure. Burst pressure is the pressure at which vessel burst/crack and internal fluid leaks. For light weight application pressure vessel are made of composite material. Payload performance /speed /operating range depends up on weight. Use of composites for pressure vessels improves performance and also offer significant amount of material savings. Stacking sequence is very crucial to strength of composite pressure vessels. Though different shapes of pressure vessels exist, most generally cylindrical and spherical shapes are used. Spherical vessels are theoretically two times stronger than cylindrical ones but due to the manufacturing difficulties, cylindrical ones are generally preferred in the industry. In this paper, a review on research work carried out for laminated composite pressure vessel are presented.