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.


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    Titel :

    Ultra-lightweight pressure vessels


    Beteiligte:
    Schmidt, W. W. (Autor:in) / Hawkins, R. O. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.08.1976



    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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