Nitrous Oxide Composite Tank Testing

The objective of the proposed research activity is to investigate the fracture and fragmentation behavior of composite fuel tanks in commercial space vehicles. In this proposed effort, a tank consisting of an aluminum liner with a composite outer wrap will be pressurized to failure. A tank approximately 18 in. long and 6 in. diameter with a carbon fiber wrapped aluminum inner liner will be evaluated. The tank represents a current space-industry grade fuel tank. Two of these tests are planned to demonstrate repeatability and the capability for prediction using available computational programs.

• Record URL:
  http://www.coe-cst.org/index.html

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $452721
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation

  William J. Hughes Technical Center
  Atlantic City International Airport, NJ  United States  08405
• Managing Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation

  William J. Hughes Technical Center
  Atlantic City International Airport, NJ  United States  08405
• Project Managers:

  Davidian, Ken

• Performing Organizations:

  New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

  Socorro, NM  United States  87801
• Principal Investigators:

  Lim, Seok

• Start Date: 20120601
• Expected Completion Date: 20180831
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Composite materials; Fracture tests; Fuel tanks; Nitrogen oxides; Spacecraft
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01678229
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 22 2018 1:02PM