Burst Pressure Prediction of Composite Pressure Chambers Using Acoustic Emission Technique: A Review

Over the last four to five decades, applications of fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) have seen tremendous growth. In spite of the complexity of their behavior, development of composite pressure chambers has significantly contributed to the continuing increase in the strength-to-weight ratio of a significant amount of hardware and testing techniques to evaluate that hardware are continually being developed. This article presents an overview of the developments toward burst pressure prediction of FRP pressure chambers using acoustic emission (AE) technique. Burst strength prediction methods and related research in this context are also briefly discussed. The historical background of FRP pressure chamber/vessel testing using AE is also covered in this review.