Structural Concepts for Hydrogen-Fueled Hypersonic Airplanes,

Abstract

Two structural concepts have been identified and investigated to obtain a better insight into problems associated with structures for hydrogen-fueled hypersonic airplanes. One of these is the multiwall sandwich concept which combines the evacuated thermal protection, tankage, and load-carrying functions into a single component. The other concept is based on the use of an unsealed structure that does not require vacuum sealing, but rather utilizes carbon dioxide gas to purge the insulation space between the structure and tanks. A brief look at some characteristics of these two concepts and some analytical and experimental results related to the concepts are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1966
Accession Number
ADA307306

Entities

Organizations

  • Langley Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Equations
  • Fuselages
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Materials
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Refractory Metals
  • Sandwich Panels
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermodynamics
  • Titanium
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Space