WO2022248484A1 - Récipient sous pression en composite pour haute pression et procédé de fabrication et produit s'y rapportant - Google Patents

Récipient sous pression en composite pour haute pression et procédé de fabrication et produit s'y rapportant Download PDF

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WO2022248484A1
WO2022248484A1 PCT/EP2022/064071 EP2022064071W WO2022248484A1 WO 2022248484 A1 WO2022248484 A1 WO 2022248484A1 EP 2022064071 W EP2022064071 W EP 2022064071W WO 2022248484 A1 WO2022248484 A1 WO 2022248484A1
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David Edgar Hauber
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Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Germany Gmbh
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Priority to CN202280032258.2A priority patent/CN117255737A/zh
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  • the present invention relates to pressure vessels, and, more particularly, to high-pressure composite pressure vessels and the method of manufacture thereof.
  • Hydrogen is a zero-emission fuel, and fuel cells using hydrogen can offer the most efficient use of stored energy.
  • the problem is that hydrogen is very low density and must be compressed at high pressures to store sufficient energy for many applications.
  • applications such as ground transportation, e-Mobility, and especially urban air mobility (UAM), weight must be minimized.
  • Composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPV) offer high strength-to-weight ratio compared to metal pressure vessels, but existing technology is suboptimal.
  • Type I all metal construction
  • Type II metal liner with composite hoop wrap only
  • Type III metal liner with full composite overwrap
  • Type IV all composite construction with polymer liner
  • Type V liner-less, all composite construction
  • the current state-of-the-art in COPVs is filament winding with thermoset composites.
  • U.S. Patent No. 4,699,288 teaches filament winding layers of thermoset composites and an elastomeric liner to improve damage tolerance.
  • elastomeric liners increase weight.
  • Filament winding is a standard composite manufacturing process involving automatically wrapping a continuous fiber composite around a closed section structure such as a cylinder.
  • Filament winding involves wrapping continuous fibers (such as carbon fiber) typically in a thermoset matrix (such as epoxy) around a polymer liner (in the case of Type IV COPVs) and then curing at elevated temperature to crosslink the resin.
  • FIG. 1 of the ‘388 patent and FIG. 1 of this patent application shows a filament wound COPV having excess buildup at the end domes and ply drops resulting in stress variations as shown in the Applicant’s FIG. 2.
  • U.S. Patent Nos. 6,716,503 B1 and 6,893,604 B2 teach a product and method of manufacture for thermoplastic composite pressure vessels that involves cooling and applying pressure to the inside while heating the outside to consolidate the continuous fiber thermoplastic composite.
  • This technique has been demonstrated to achieve near theoretical fiber translation at low pressures (less than 1000 PSI, 7 MPa, 70 bar), fiber translation being the theoretical weight of fiber needed to withstand the pressure in a cylinder divided by the actual weight of the fiber. This is due to the internal pressure forcing the fibers to realign to more equally distribute the applied load when they are in the molten thermoplastic matrix.
  • the consistent fiber translation results in less variation in burst pressure which allows lower safety factors for further weight savings.
  • thermoplastic composite COPVs being equally advantageous for thermoset as well as thermoplastic COPVs or combinations thereof.
  • FIG. 2 from U.S. Patent No. 6,893,604 B2 shows a reinforced thermoplastic storage vessel manufacturing method.
  • FIG. 3 Data from the U.S. Department of Energy on the current state of the art for compressed hydrogen storage includes the following. With respect to existing technology as to fiber translation efficiency, FIG. 3 is provided. With respect to variation in fiber and manufacturing resulting in higher safety factor and weight, FIG. 4 is provided.
  • High pressure herein refers to pressures generally above 70 bar (1000 PSI or 7 MPa); for example, compressed hydrogen is typically greater than 700 bar, and CNG is typically greater than 200 bar.
  • compressed hydrogen is typically greater than 700 bar
  • CNG is typically greater than 200 bar.
  • continuous carbon fibers improve strength and modulus over discontinuous fibers.
  • chopped carbon fiber filled PEEK polymer has a strength and modulus of 0.33 and 43 GPa respectively compared to continuous fiber PEEK prepreg with 2.1 and 138 GPa respectively (PEEK being Polyetheretherkeytone, a high-performance thermoplastic polymer).
  • Prepreg herein, refers to preimpregnated composite tape, that is, fibers held in a polymer matrix in the form of a tape.
  • the present invention provides a method for manufacturing high-pressure composite vessels for applications such as hydrogen gas storage that are lighter weight, damage tolerant, less expensive, and recyclable, and such a high-pressure composite vessel. That is, the present invention applies to COPVs, and other structures, that are required to contain gas and/or liquids at high pressure while minimizing weight. In improving upon the existing state of the art of COPVs and thereby improving the energy storage capacity of pressure vessels, the present invention uses a novel combination of existing (at least in part) technologies.
  • Type IV pressure vessels for high energy storage efficiency (energy content/weight of pressure vessel) with a liner for reduced permeability.
  • Type V pressure vessels may also be manufactured according to the present invention, provided that the manufacturing process includes a mandrel that includes an expandable way for providing internal pressure during consolidation and removal after consolidation, as described herein.
  • mandrels include but are not limited to inflatable, shape memory, and dissolvable materials.
  • the present invention thus provides a product and the method of manufacture of high-pressure composite pressure vessels for applications such as hydrogen gas storage that are lighter weight, damage tolerant, less expensive and recyclable. It extends prior art for thin wall pressure vessels to high pressure applications such as compressed hydrogen storage. More specifically, the present invention advances the state of the art by improving on the method disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 6,893,604 B2 by extending the pressure range and improving structural efficiency for high pressure COPVs and similar structures. Conformable storage vessels (conformable storage approaches being shown in following paragraphs) may particularly benefit from the present invention.
  • the invention in one embodiment is directed to a method of manufacturing a high-pressure composite pressure vessel, the method including the steps of: providing aligned discontinuous fiber composite materials; wrapping an expandable core with discontinuous fiber reinforced composites such that the fibers are generally aligned with the load paths present in the pressurized COPV; pressurizing the expandable core, and optionally heating the wrapped COPV, so that the core expands applying pressure to the composite overwrap; heating the COPV to consolidate the composite overwrap; providing a way to constrain the expansion; and allowing the consolidated COPV to cool under pressure.
  • the composite material can be a thermoplastic composite or a thermoset composite.
  • the expandable core can be a polymer liner, a bladder, and/or a shape memory bladder.
  • the way for constraining the expansion can include a continuous fiber composite overwrap, a mold, and/or a higher temperature polymer film or any other suitable means.
  • the invention in another embodiment is directed to a high pressure composite pressure vessel, wherein the pressure vessel is manufactured by: providing aligned discontinuous fiber composite materials; wrapping an expandable core with discontinuous fiber reinforced composites such that the fibers are generally aligned with the load paths present in the pressurized COPV; pressurizing the expandable core, and optionally heating the wrapped COPV, so that the core expands applying pressure to the composite overwrap; heating the COPV to consolidate the composite overwrap; providing a way to constrain the expansion; and allowing the consolidated COPV to cool under pressure, wherein the COPV that has been cooled under pressure is the pressure vessel (the product) of the present invention made by these manufacturing steps.
  • the composite material can be a thermoplastic composite or a thermoset composite.
  • the expandable core can be a polymer liner, a bladder, and/or a shape memory bladder.
  • the way for constraining the expansion can include a continuous fiber composite overwrap, a mold, and/or a higher temperature polymer film.
  • the high-pressure composite pressure vessel can be conformable. Conformable pressure vessels are pressure vessels of non-cylindrical shapes that are designed to conform to a given space, maximizing the use of this space.
  • the invention in yet another embodiment is directed to a high-pressure pressure vessel, the pressure vessel including a body that is configured for holding a pressurized medium and withstanding medium pressures generally above 70 bar (1000 PSI or 7 MPa).
  • the pressure vessel can be a COPV and include a wall that holds the medium and withstands the medium’s high pressure, where the enclosing wall is made of a composite material.
  • the wall can be made from discontinuous fiber reinforced composites such that the fibers are generally aligned with the load paths present in the pressurized COPV.
  • the pressure vessel can hold compressed hydrogen, which is typically greater than 700 bar, or CNG which is typically greater than 200 bar.
  • An advantage of the present invention is that it provides an improved way to store compressed gas and/or liquids at high pressures.
  • Another advantage of the present invention is that it provides improved damage tolerance, improved fatigue life, reduced cost, improved fatigue life, and recyclability.
  • applications include but are not limited to hydrogen, compressed natural gas, and air.
  • Yet another advantage of the present invention is that it may be employed where weight must be minimized, such as launch vehicles, air transportation, and ground transportation. Additional applications can benefit from reduced cost, damage tolerance, improved fatigue life and recyclability.
  • Yet another advantage of the present invention is that it overcomes the aforementioned catastrophic breakage of continuous carbon fibers resulting in rupture.
  • Yet another advantage of the present invention is that it provides embodiments of a method of manufacture in which thermoplastic high-pressure composite overwrapped pressure vessels can be consolidated.
  • FIG. 1 is a picture of a composite overwrapped pressure vessel according to U.S. Patent 10,436,388;
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the varying levels of stress of a composite overwrapped pressure vessel according to U.S. Patent 10,436,388;
  • FIG. 3 is data from the U.S. Department of Energy with respect to existing technology as to fiber translation efficiency
  • FIG. 4 is data from the U.S. Department of Energy with respect to variation in fiber and manufacturing resulting in higher safety factor and weight;
  • FIG. 5 is a generalized graph of fiber length versus certain properties (modulus, strength, and impact) and illustrates that fibers of length of 10 to 100mm retain most, if not all, of their properties when aligned in a prepreg tape;
  • FIG. 6 is a flow diagram showing an embodiment of the method of manufacture according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a graph showing Tailored universal Feedstock (TuFF) for Forming compared to other discontinuous fiber reinforced and continuous fiber composites;
  • FIG. 8 is a graph from the Hexcel corporation which shows that stretch broken fiber can have higher properties than continuous fiber;
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a method of filament winding, which can be used to apply aligned discontinuous fiber reinforcement, in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a method of fiber placement, which can be used to apply aligned discontinuous fiber reinforcement, in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a method of fiber patch placement, which can be used to apply aligned discontinuous fiber reinforcement, in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 is a flow diagram showing another embodiment of the method of manufacture according to the present invention, together with side views of the method steps;
  • FIG. 13 is a perspective, partially cutout, view of a pressure vessel
  • FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the pressure vessel according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 15 includes two illustrations, two side views of a group of pressure vessels, one group being a group of three pressure vessels showing nonconformable pressure vessels, the other group (just below the group of nonconformable pressure vessels) being a group of three pressure vessels that are conformable pressure vessels;
  • FIG. 16 is an example of a pressure vessel that can be manufactured with the method of the present invention.
  • FIG. 17A is another example of a pressure vessel that can be manufactured with the method of the present invention.
  • FIG. 17B is another example of a pressure vessel that can be manufactured with the method of the present invention.
  • FIG. 18 is another example of a pressure vessel that can be manufactured with the method of the present invention.
  • FIG. 19 is another example of a pressure vessel that can be manufactured with the method of the present invention.
  • FIG. 20 is another example of a pressure vessel that can be manufactured with the method of the present invention.
  • FIG. 21 is another example of a pressure vessel that can be manufactured with the method of the present invention.
  • FIG. 22 is another example of a pressure vessel that can be manufactured with the method of the present invention.
  • FIG. 23 is another example of a pressure vessel that can be manufactured with the method of the present invention.
  • Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. The exemplifications set out herein illustrates embodiments of the invention, and such exemplifications are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention in any manner.
  • the method of manufacturing the high pressure composite pressure vessel of the present invention includes: providing or otherwise using aligned discontinuous fiber composite materials to allow movement of the fibers prior to consolidation; wrapping an expandable core with aligned discontinuous fiber reinforced composites such that the fibers are generally aligned with the load paths present in the pressurized COPV; pressurizing the expandable core and, optionally, heating the wrapped COPV so that the expandable core applies pressure to the composite overwrap; heating the COPV to consolidate the composite overwrap; providing a way to constrain the expansion; and allowing the consolidated COPV to cool under pressure.
  • the present invention employs aligned discontinuous fiber reinforcement.
  • the materials method used to produce such aligned discontinuous fiber composites can be conventional, but those skilled in the art will understand that some methods are more advantageous. Such methods include: maximum alignment of the fibers in a single direction; minimum fiber length exceeds the critical fiber length; randomized alignment of breaks in the fibers within the composite; breaks in the fibers occur at weak points along the continuous fiber.
  • Manufacturers of aligned discontinuous fiber material/reinforcement include, but are not limited to, University of Delaware, Montana State University, Hexcel (Dublin, Calif.), Pepin Assoc. (Greenville, Maine), Pharr Yarns (McAdenville, N.C.), Schappe Techniques (Charnoz, France), and Advanced Composites Group Ltd. (ACG, Heanor, Derbyshire, U.K.).
  • the products of these manufacturers differing to a degree from one another, one skilled in the art may choose which product is most suitable for the specific application.
  • FIG. 7 shows that aligned discontinuous fiber reinforcement can be as strong as or stronger than continuous fiber reinforcement in a composite structure.
  • the University of Delaware has developed Tailored universal Feedstock for Forming (TuFF).
  • the graph of FIG. 7 shows TuFF compared to other discontinuous fiber reinforced and continuous fiber composites.
  • the following data of FIG. 8 is associated with Flexcel Corporation which shows that stretch broken fiber can have higher properties than continuous fiber (stretch broken fiber refers to continuous fiber prepreg in this case that are stretched so that some of the individual fibers are broken creating an aligned discontinuous fiber band).
  • a first method of applying the aligned discontinuous fiber reinforcement is filament winding.
  • U.S. Patent No. 6,893,604 B2 Reinforced Thermoplastic Storage Vessel Manufacture
  • Filament winding is a simple method to wrap closed-section structures such as pressure vessels. However, it requires continuous bands wrapped in near geodesic paths that may not be in the direction of the applied loads for structures including COPVs.
  • FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of the method of filament winding that can be used in accordance with the present invention.
  • a second method of applying the aligned discontinuous fiber reinforcement is fiber placement.
  • Fiber placement allows composite fibers to be placed in any direction and can start and cut the composite bands automatically. However, it is not as fast as filament winding due to the necessity of following the surface with a compaction roller as well as cutting and restarting the prepreg.
  • Automated Fiber Placement can be adapted and employed, wherein AFP is a standard composite manufacturing process involving automatically placing continuous fiber composite onto structure including cutting and starting strips to optimize the structure.
  • FIG. 10 shows an embodiment of the method of fiber placement that can be used in accordance with the present invention.
  • a third method of applying the aligned discontinuous fiber reinforcement is fiber patch preforming.
  • Fiber patch preforming is an automated process of placing small patches of composite material onto a structure. For instance, fiber patch preforming automatically places patches of fiber reinforced composites onto a mold. By making the patches longer than the minimum fiber length, offsetting the cuts, and placing the fibers in the load paths, fiber patch preforming can achieve aligned discontinuous fiber reinforcement over structures such as COPVs.
  • FIG. 11 shows an embodiment of the method of fiber patch placement that can be used in accordance with the present invention.
  • U.S. Patent No. 6,893,604 B2 Reinforced Thermoplastic Storage Vessel Manufacture
  • This approach can be employed in the present invention, with the critical difference being the use of aligned discontinuous fiber composites and a way to allow the expansion the fiber reinforcement to compensate for the bulk factor of the COPV during consolidation along with a way to limit the expansion.
  • Pleating methods include, but are not limited to, the following: heated liquid on the inside; heated gas on the inside; heated gas on the outside; IR (infrared) heating on the inside; IR heating on the outside; and flame heating on the outside.
  • Pressurizing methods include, but are not limited to, the following: pressurized gas on the inside; pressurized liquid on the inside; vacuum on the outside; and internal pressure with external vacuum.
  • FIG. 12 there is shown another embodiment of the method of manufacture the pressure vessel of the present invention (the arrows pointing down from the text blocks showing the progression of the method, the arrows proceeding pointing to the left of the text blocks pointing to illustrations of the particular step).
  • This embodiment of the method of the present invention can be used in combination with the embodiment of the method of the present invention shown in FIG. 6, the embodiment shown in FIG. 12, however, focusing primarily on showing the type of fibers employed at certain stages of the method.
  • a polymer liner is provided in the first step in FIG. 12 a polymer liner is provided.
  • the polymer liner is overwrapped with aligned discontinuous fibers.
  • the polymer liner is overwrapped with continuous fibers, which can be applied in two steps, in two different directions, or in a single step.
  • the continuous fiber overwrap constrains the expansion during consolidation with heat and internal pressure.
  • consolidation occurs.
  • the consolidation step may optionally include coolant 54; on the other hand, such coolant 54 is optionally not employed in the method of manufacture.
  • the COPV according to the present invention is obtained.
  • FIGS. 13 and 14 there is shown a composite overwrapped pressure vessel 100.
  • the pressure vessel includes a high-density polymer liner 102 overwrapped with a carbon fiber composite 104.
  • This is one embodiment of a general design of the present invention, when it is appreciated that the carbon fiber composite of FIG. 13 does not explicitly show the discontinuous fiber layer of the present invention.
  • a boss 106 includes a valve 108 and a thermally activated pressure relief device 110 that is activated by a temperature sensor 112 located inside the vessel 100.
  • dome protection 114 can be added to provide additional protection from inadvertent damage.
  • FIG. 14 is a simplified cross-sectional view taken through a pressure vessel of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 now explicitly shows the discontinuous fiber layer 116 of the COPV of the present invention. More specifically, FIG. 14 shows a high-pressure COPV 100 with a cylindrical shape. It can be appreciated that, while FIG. 14 shows the COPV with a cylindrical shape, the COPV can be formed with other shapes as well, such as a spherical shape, or a shape that conforms to the space that the COPV will occupy, which can be an asymmetrical shape. At one end of the COPV in FIG. 14 is an opening 107 in the boss for receiving, for example, hydrogen.
  • the COPV further includes an inner layer 118 formed, for example, as a polymer liner.
  • the middle layer can include the aligned discontinuous fibers 116, that is, an aligned discontinuous fiber reinforced composite, as described above.
  • An outer layer 120 can include a continuous fiber layer, that is, a continuous fiber reinforced composite. As indicated in FIG. 14, the composite does not build up on the end domes as it would on a conventional filament wound COPV.
  • FIG. 15 there is shown at the top of the figure a group of three pressure vessels 100a within a rectangular constraint or holder 130. Being nonconformable pressure vessels they retain their circular cross section (for example, for a cylindrical pressure vessel) within the holder. Each of these pressure vessels is shown to have an external composite layer. As the figure shows, there is a lot of wasted space 132a between the holder and the outer surface of each of the pressure vessels. The amount of wasted space can be calculated where “r” is the radius of the circle. Accordingly, the area of the circle is TIT 2 and the area of a square is (2r) 2 .
  • conformable pressure vessels conform, at least in part, to the shape of their holder, as indicated by the lower illustration in FIG. 15 showing a group of three conformable pressure vessels 100b (below the group of three nonconformable pressure vessels).
  • the conformable pressure vessels do not have a circular cross-section but take on more of a square cross-section, like their generally rectangular holder or outer envelope 130, which can be a composite as shown in the illustration.
  • the arrows indicate where the conformable pressure expands to maximize its area / volume.
  • the amount of wasted space 132b is considerably less than the wasted space 132a.
  • Both nonconformable and conformable pressure vessels can be made according to the present invention.
  • aligned discontinuous fiber composite can be used so that it will move during consolidation with internal pressure, in order to more efficiently fill the available space, for example, in a holder or envelope.
  • the present invention is also applicable to the pressure vessels shown at the bottom of FIG. 15 which are known as “Conformable Storage.”
  • the present invention can be used with the conformable pressure vessels as well such that the aligned discontinuous fiber composite can be used so that it will move during consolidation with internal pressure, in order to more efficiently fill the available space of the outer mold.
  • the present invention can be used to produce conformable pressure vessels that take on a variety of shapes.
  • nonconformable pressure vessels with atypical shapes can be tailored in wall thickness and geometry to provide a vessel that can save space and have strength and volume equal to a cylinder, though with a non-cylinder shape that allows for mounting and configuration.
  • FIGS. 16-23 there is shown various conventional conformable storage vessels with various configurations. That is, the high-pressure COPVs of the present invention can be manufactured to have any of the configurations shown in FIGS. 16-23 and can be used in any of the ways shown in FIGS. 16-23, as FIGS. 16-23 are being provided merely by way of example and not by way of limitation.
  • the high-pressure COPVs of the present invention while they can take on any of the configurations shown in FIGS. 16-23 or any other configuration, the high-pressure COPVs of the present invention provide improved performance for any such configuration.
  • FIG. 16 shows a sectional view of conformable storage vessels in a wing-like structure, such as an airplane wing.
  • FIG. 17A shows a perspective view of a plurality of pressure vessels including multi-cylinder and multi-sphere vessels.
  • FIG. 17B shows a perspective sectional view of a plurality of pressure vessels which are concentric to one another and have a torus configuration.
  • FIG. 18 shows a perspective, partially sectioned, view of a plurality of pressure vessels which are at least partially concentric to one another and have at least partially a torus configuration, together with four membranes that intersect.
  • FIG. 19 shows a perspective sectional view of a plurality of pressure vessels, one configured as a torus and the other as a cylinder with rounded ends, and having an absence of intersections.
  • FIG. 20, at each of a, b, c, and d, shows a perspective view of a plurality of pressure vessels (tanks) which are generally spherical except where they contact one another.
  • FIG. 21 shows three groups A, B, and C of a plurality of pressure vessels generally referred to as intestinal to indicate their interconnected tubular nature with the groups being delineated by two dividing lines.
  • Group A shows four views of the plurality of pressure vessels: a perspective view (bottom); and end view (middle-left); a side view (top); and a sectional view (middle-right) taken in the vicinity of the circle in the end view.
  • the vessels of group A generally have a tubular configuration.
  • Group B shows three views of the plurality of pressure vessels: a perspective view (bottom); a top view (top-left); and a sectional view (top-right) taken along the vertical line through the middle of the top view.
  • the vessels of group B appear to have a disc-shape, with a hole in the central region thereof.
  • Group C shows two views: a perspective view (top) of a plurality of pressure vessels, like the perspective view in Group A; and a perspective view (bottom) of a single pressure vessel, within a rectangular box.
  • Group C shows a comparison of the two configurations in Group C, that the single pressure vessel (bottom) occupies less of the rectangular box than would the plurality of pressure vessels (top).
  • FIG. 22 shows a perspective view of a vehicle with a plurality of pressure vessels, that the plurality of pressure vessels with their configurations in FIG. 22 occupy a given space so as to lessen the amount of wasted space.
  • FIG. 23 shows a perspective view of a pressure vessel, manufactured by Noble Gas Systems including: a liner, which can be a thermoplastic elastomer that provides flexibility and a permeation barrier; and a reinforcement layer, of woven synthetic fiber for containing pressure.
  • the shape of the pressure vessel is generally linear, and a woven braid enables conformability without collapse.
  • the pressure vessel includes a plurality of generally cylindrically shaped bodies and a plurality of tubular bodies of smaller diameter that the cylindrically shaped bodies. The cylindrically shaped bodies are interlinked in series by the tubular bodies each of which is connected to ends of the cylindrically shaped bodies and folded in FIG.

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L'invention concerne un procédé de fabrication d'un récipient sous pression en composite pour des hautes pressions qui sont supérieures ou égales à 70 bar (1000 RSI ou 7 MPa), comprenant l'utilisation d'un récipient de base expansible délimitant une section cylindrique entre des dômes d'extrémité. Un matériau composite à base de fibres discontinues alignées est enroulé sur le récipient de base expansible en alignement avec une pluralité de voies de contrainte présentes dans le récipient de base expansible se trouvant sur la section cylindrique et les dômes d'extrémité. Le matériau composite à base de fibres discontinues alignées comprend des fibres dans une bande de préimprégné, lesdites fibres ayant une longueur supérieure ou égale à 5 mm et inférieure ou égale à 100 mm. Ensuite, un composite renforcé par des fibres continues est enroulé sur le composite renforcé par des fibres discontinues alignées le long de la section cylindrique et n'est pas enroulé le long des dômes d'extrémité. Le récipient de base expansible peut être mis sous pression et chauffé pour consolider la surenveloppe composite. Enfin, le récipient est refroidi sous pression, ce qui conduit au récipient sous pression en composite pour des hautes pressions.
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