Composite tanks fabricated from two metal spheres which are pressure welded and then overwrapped with plastic composite are 66 percent lighter than similar all-metal vessels. Overwrap minimizes shrapnel effects, shifts failure mode to that of cyclic leakage, and withstands minimum burst pressure.
Ultra-lightweight pressure vessels
NASA Tech Briefs ; 1 , 2
1976-08-01
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Englisch
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