Permeability and life-time durability of polymer matrix composites for cryogenic fuel tanks

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 5, Issue , 2004, Pages 3714-3725

  Gates, Thomas S ^a,b   Grenoble, Ray W ^a,b   Whitley, Karen S ^a,b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Mechanics and Durability Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; CRYOGENICS; DURABILITY; FUEL TANKS; HELIUM; HYDROGEN; LOADS (FORCES); MICROCRACKS; STRAIN; TENSILE STRESS; THERMAL CYCLING;

CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL LOADS; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMC); ROOM TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STRAINS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 16244409218     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2004-1859     Document Type: Conference Paper

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