ESTABLISHING TANK DESIGN CRITERIA FOR LIQUID HYDROGEN ROCKETS

Abstract

Various tests were conducted at various temperatures for the mechanical and thermal properties of cryogenic fuel tank structural materials (steel and titanium alloys), of insulation liner materials (fiberglass reinforced polyurethane foams), and of encapsulation materials (aluminum foil polyester composites). The results are to be used in selecting the optimum materials for a liquid hydrogen fuel tank design which can be used in both missile and aerospace applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0401459

Entities

People

  • H. E. Sutton
  • J. E. Bell

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Air Force
  • Climate Change
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Tensile Strength
  • Thermodynamics

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  • Materials science

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  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Rocket Propulsion.
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  • Microelectronics
  • Space