Development of Multi-Layer Plastic Fuel Tanks for Nissan Research Vehicle-II
870304
02/01/1987
- Event
- Content
- Plastic fuel tanks are light in weight and rustproof, and have good design flexibility. For those currently in use, however, which are made of mono-layer high-density polyethylene, fuel permeability is too high to meet U.S. evaporative emission standards, which are stricter than those in Japan or the EEC.For minimize fuel permeation, the formation of a harrier layer of polyamide resin by multilayer (three-resin five-layer) blow molding is considered more promising than sulphonation or fluorination treatment of the polyethylene resin.This paper describes the fuel permeation mechanism, then outlines the development of a multi-layer plastic fuel tank, discussion its structural features and the development of resins.
- Pages
- 10
- Citation
- Kurihara, Y., Nakazawa, K., Ohashi, K., Momoo, S. et al., "Development of Multi-Layer Plastic Fuel Tanks for Nissan Research Vehicle-II," SAE Technical Paper 870304, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/870304.