Mechanical Assessment of Fuel Line Hoses under Variable Pressure

Abstract

The automotive industry is one of the largest consumer of flexible hoses for fluids such as fuel or cooling. In order to limit the post production costs, every aspect of a vehicle must be tested in advance, including the lifespan, durability or failure of hoses. Throughout this paper summary results are presented for 4 types of fuel line hoses tested under controlled displacement loads at various pressures in order to validate the Finite Element Method simulations.