Modeling of permeation and damage in graphite/epoxy laminates for cryogenic fuel storage

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 13-14, 2004, Pages 2051-2065

  Roy, Samit ^a   Benjamin, Michael ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delamination; Laminate theory; Permeability; Polymer matrix composites; Transverse cracking

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; CRYOGENICS; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUEL STORAGE; FUEL TANKS; GRAPHITE; VISCOUS FLOW;

EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES (ELV); PERMEATION; REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES (RLV);

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

LAMINATE;

EID: 3042792378     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.02.014     Document Type: Article

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