Thread: exploding plastic storage tanks
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Unread 10-03-2014, 13:30
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Re: exploding plastic storage tanks
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Originally Posted by JamesCH95 View Post
No, no it wouldn't. See other posts in this thread about shrapnel puncturing ball covers without issue.

I think I posted something similar last year... but biaxial kevlar sleeve or similar would be required to provide even modest protection. Multiple layers would be required IMO, and a good way to keep the ends of the sleeve closed.

Edit: what velocity air flow is needed to exert a significant pressure on a fabric? Said fabric doesn't need to be air-tight to sustain significant loading in the event of a storage tank's catastrophic failure.
I realize what happened at GTR West and 1310's exploding tank puncturing their ball and killing a laptop.

I can't help but wonder, though, if even a bumper-fabric sleeve would eat a significant amount of the kinetic energy, when applied at the failure point (thereby partially inhibiting the extreme acceleration of the plastic shrapnel). Agreed that kevlar would be better, though.