Cryogenic tank structure sizing with structural optimization method

19th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Wang, J T ^a   Johnson, T F ^a   Sleight, D W ^a   Saether, E ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; CRYOGENICS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

COMPOSITE SANDWICHES; CRYOGENIC TANKS; DESIGN VARIABLES; GRADIENT-BASED OPTIMIZATION; NONCONVEX PROBLEM; OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS; STRAIN CONSTRAINT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 85067321581     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-1599     Document Type: Conference Paper

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