Detection of hydrogen leakage in a composite sandwich structure at cryogenic temperature

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 452-459

  Rivers, H Kevin ^a,c   Sikora, Joseph G ^a   Sankaran, Sankara N ^b,d,e  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c Metals and Thermal Structures Branch   (United States)

^d Instrum Systems Development Branch   (United States)

^e AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; CRYOGENICS; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; LAUNCHING; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; POLYMERS; REUSABLE ROCKETS;

REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES;

AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS;

EID: 0036576705     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3829     Document Type: Article

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3. Final report of the X-33 failure investigation team
4. Modeling of propellant leakage through matrix cracks in composite laminates
5. Ideal gas-A macroscopic description