Development of Multi-Layer Plastic Fuel Tanks for Nissan Research Vehicle-II

870304

02/01/1987

Event
SAE International Congress and Exposition
Authors Abstract
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.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/870304
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.
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Published
Feb 1, 1987
Product Code
870304
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English