ORNL water-soluble tooling for Type V gas tanks wins ACE award
Oak Ridge National Laboratory reported on October 13 that a manufacturing method developed with its partners for Type V gas storage tanks won the ACE equipment and tooling innovation award. Infinite Composites, JuggerBot 3D and Oklahoma State University participate in the project.
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The method uses large-format 3D printing to make a temporary water-soluble polymer mandrel. After carbon-fibre winding and curing, water removes the mandrel and a gas-barrier coating is applied. This leaves no permanent liner inside the tank.
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ORNL water-soluble tooling for Type V gas tanks wins ACE award
Oak Ridge National Laboratory reported on October 13 that a manufacturing method developed with its partners for Type V gas storage tanks won the ACE equipment and tooling innovation award. Infinite Composites, JuggerBot 3D and Oklahoma State University participate in the project.
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