ID 1429

 

Effects of Mechanical and Thermal Loads on Propellant Leak

through CFRP Laminates for Tanks of Reusable Rockets

 

 

Hisashi Kumazawa¹, Takahira Aoki² and Ippei Susuki¹

¹Structures and Materials Research Center, National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL),

6-13-1 Ohsawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan  (181-0015)

²Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Tokyo,

7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan  (113-8656)

 

Keywords: CFRP laminate, cryogenic tank, propellant leak, matrix crack, biaxial load test