Proceedings of the Annual Advanced Polymer Components Symposium (1st) Held in Indianapolis, IN on 20-22 February 1992

Abstract

Advanced propulsion concepts rely on advanced propulsion materials. The Phillips Laboratory is aggressively pursuing advanced polymeric materials for use in solid, liquid, and nuclear propulsion component applications. Traditional composite materials have high specific strengths, but suffer from high cost and labor intensive processing. The APC program is currently exploring thermotropic liquid crystal polymers. These materials have high specific strength and can be economically processed by traditional high volume routes such as injection molding and blow moldings. Applications envisioned for these materials include rocket nozzles, pressure cases, propellant tanks and conduits, nuclear propulsion containment fairings, high pressure tanks and orbit-processed habitats for interplanetary voyages. These proceedings deal with an overview of liquid crystal polymer technology and current art, test article demonstrations and in-depth discussions of the so-called annealing phenomena.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA256679

Entities

People

  • John J. Rusek

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Composite Materials
  • Crystal Structure
  • Engineers
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Phase Transformations
  • Rocket Engines
  • Thermodynamics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster