Heat-transfer analysis of flat steel ribbon-wound cryogenic high-pressure vessel

In the past 40 years, more than 7000 layered vessels using flat ribbon-wound cylindrical shells have been manufactured in China. Theoretical as well as experimental investigations show that there are distinct economical and engineering advantages in using such vessels. In this paper, based on the analysis of the heat transfer process in a flat steel ribbon-wound liquid hydrogen high-pressure vessel, a heat transfer model of the walls of the shell and head has been set up. The temperature difference among the interfaces, the heat transfer through the shell and head, and the evaporation rate of the vessel under a steady heat-flow condition has been calculated. The numerical calculations show that such a structure meets the design requirements.