Multiphysics-Coupled Stress Analysis of Hydrogen Storage Filling Using Diverse Composite Layer Winding Patterns

Hydrogen storage technology, as one of the core technologies in the hydrogen energy industry chain, is directly related to the efficient utilization and safe transportation of hydrogen energy. Currently, existing literature overlooks the impact of the wrapping patterns of composite layers, which can cause hydrogen storage containers to exhibit different stress characteristics. In this paper, a Type III hydrogen storage tank model is established to analyze the flow field during the filling process, obtaining the internal pressure load distribution. Subsequently, three different wrapping patterns are modeled to comparatively analyze the stress conditions of the hydrogen storage tank under these patterns. Case studies based on ANSYS reveal that when the wrapping angle tends more towards 90° or 0°, the stress conditions on the composite layers tend to be more extreme, while the stress conditions on the inner liner improve, resulting in a higher maximum stress. This trend gradually diminishes from the inner layers to the outer layers. Moreover, the stress distribution in each layer is related to the wrapping direction of that layer, i.e., the fiber direction, and the position of the layer within the stack, and is almost unaffected by other layers.