Propellant Containment Via Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Polymers

Abstract

This report presents an investigation to determine the viability of a program targeted at developing a storable propellant container by using liquid crystal polymer technology. Different processing and joining techniques are explored, and their advantages and disadvantages are evaluated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA341792

Entities

People

  • J. J. Rusek
  • M. Macler

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Composite Materials
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Liquid Crystal Polymers
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermal Diffusivity

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Rocket Propulsion.