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Composite Tanks and Pressure Vessel DevelopmentPressure vessels and tanks are vital to NASA missions. Tanks need to be lightweight and perform under the operational environments. Design and material limitations make it difficult to contain the fuels and oxidizers. Recent interest in 90% Hydrogen Peroxide adds to the challenge of containment. The majority of current tank technologies are not easily adaptable to conformal shapes. The cost of tooling-up for large tanks are magnified by sudden design changes. New launch vehicle concepts may require tanks and pressure vessels of a non-standard configuration. Scaled versions of new tanks have been fabricated and testing has begun. Second and third generation launch vehicles decisions will effect the path of research and development.
Document ID
20020050508
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
DeLay, Thomas K. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Munafo, Paul M.
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2002
Subject Category
Engineering (General)
Meeting Information
Meeting: Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering 2002 Conference
Location: Long Beach, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: May 12, 2002
End Date: May 16, 2002
Sponsors: Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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