Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Metallic Tanks for Cryogenic Service

Abstract

Advantages of and design requirements for a load-bearing metal shell with an overwrapped glass-filament shell for high-pressure-fluid storage were investigated analytically and experimentally. Glass-fiber-reinforced metal tanks were fabricated and tested; they successfully met design objectives in cyclic fatigue and burst tests in the 75 to -423 deg F range, and should be considered for application to aerospace systems. The testing (1) confirmed the results of a parametric study of the vessels, (2) revealed that no degradation in tank strength resulted from cyclic-fatigue and sustained-loading tests at 75, -320, and -423 deg F, and (3) established that vessel strength increased about 25% at cryogenic temperatures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1967
Accession Number
ADB210445

Entities

People

  • E. E. Morris

Organizations

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Fatigue Tests (Mechanics)
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Working
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Yield Strength

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Space