Optimisation methodology for cryotanks

Computers and Structures

Volumn 83, Issue 28-30 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 2293-2305

  Tomassetti, Giordano ^a   Barboni, Renato ^b   De Benedetti, Manuel ^b  

^a ITALIAN AEROSPACE RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite tank; Cryogenic tank; Fibre arrangement; Liquid oxygen; Optimisation; Reusable launch vehicle

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; PROPULSION; STIFFNESS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

COMPOSITE TANK; CRYOGENIC TANKS; CRYOTANKS; FIBER ARRANGEMENT; LIQUID OXYGEN; REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE (RLV);

CRYOGENICS;

EID: 25644446981     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2005.03.034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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