Analysis and Experiment of Gas Leakage Through Composite Laminates for Propellant Tanks

AIAA Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2037-2044

  Kumazawa, Hisashi ^a,c   Aoki, Takahira ^b,d   Susuki, Ippei ^a,c  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Structures and Materials Res Center   (Japan)

^d Department of Aeronautics ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; PROPELLANTS;

CRACK DENSITY;

LAMINATES;

EID: 0142058308     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.1895     Document Type: Article

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