This viewgraph presentation provides an overview of thermal-mechanical cyclic tests conducted on a composite cryogenic tank designed for reusable launch vehicles. Topics covered include: a structural analysis of the composite cryogenic tank, a description of Marshall Space Flight Center's Cryogenic Structure Test Facility, cyclic test plans and accomplishments, burst test and analysis and post-testing evaluation.
Thermal-Mechanical Cyclic Test of a Composite Cryogenic Tank for Reusable Launch Vehicles
44th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structure, Structural Dynamics, & Material Conference ; 2003 ; Norfolk, VA, United States
2003-01-01
Preprint
No indication
English
Thermal-Mechanical Cyclic Test of a Composite Cryogenic Tank for Reusable Launch Vehicles
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2003
|Conformal Cryogenic Tank Trade Study for Reusable Launch Vehicles
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1999
|A CMC-Based Thermal Protection System for Cryogenic Tank Reusable Launch Vehicles
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998
|Feasibility Study of CFRP Application to the Cryogenic Propellant Tank of Reusable Launch Vehicles
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2000
|