Pressurization test on CFRP liner-less tanks at liquefied nitrogen temperature

Advanced Composite Materials: The Official Journal of the Japan Society of Composite Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-88

  Morimoto, Tetsuya ^a   Ishikawa, Takashi ^a   Yokozeki, Tomohiro ^b   Hayashi, Yoichi ^c   Shimoda, Takayuki ^a   Morino, Yoshiki ^a  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Tokyo Business Service Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

CFRP; Cryogenic tank; Damage evaluation; Liquefied nitrogen; Pressurizing test

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENIC TANKS; DAMAGE EVALUATION; LIQUIFIED NITROGEN; PRESSURIZING TEST;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ALUMINUM; CRACK INITIATION; CRYOGENICS; FLANGES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIQUEFIED GASES; NITROGEN; PRESSURIZATION; STRAIN; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 4444331687     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568551041718062     Document Type: Article

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