An Insert for an Opening in a Composite Material Pressure Vessel

Abstract

A pressure vessel insert comprises a plate having an outboard surface and an inboard surface interconnected by outer edge surfaces, and defining an aperture extending therethrough from the outboard surface to the inboard surface. The plate is provided with a modulus of elasticity within about 30% of a first modulus of elasticity of inboard and outboard skins of a wall portion of the pressure vessel shell around an opening in which the insert is disposed, in directions through the thickness of the skins.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 21, 1997
Accession Number
ADD018515

Entities

People

  • Francis C. Spicola
  • Stephen J. Plunkett

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Elastic Properties
  • Epoxy Composites
  • Fibers
  • Geometry
  • Glass Fibers
  • Honeycomb Cores
  • Honeycomb Structures
  • Inboard
  • Inventions
  • Materials
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Pressure Vessels
  • Thickness
  • Transducers

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Structural Dynamics.