Design and Test of Low-Profile Composite Aerospace Tank Dome (MSFC Center Director's Discretionary Fund Final Report, Project No. 96-28)

NASA/TP-1999-209267, Ahmed, R., Design and Test of Low-Profile Composite Aerospace Tank Dome
(MSFC Center Director's Discretionary Fund Final Report, Project No. 96-28), Structures and Dynamics Laboratory, Science and Engineering Directorate, Science and Engineering Directorate, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812, May 1999, pp. 56, Format(s): PDF 10178k

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This report summarizes the design, analysis, manufacture, and test of a subscale, low-profile composite aerospace dome under internal pressure. A low-profile dome has a radius-to-height ratio greater than the square root of two. This effort demonstrated that a low-profile composite dome with a radius-to-height ratio of three was a feasible design and could adequately withstand the varying stress states resulting from internal pressurization. Test data for strain and displacement versus pressure are provided to validate the design.

Keywords:	composites, graphite epoxy, tanks, domes, internal pressure, low profile, bulkheads, optimization
Subjects:	Engineering: Structural Mechanics: Structural Tests and Reliability
ID Code:	489
Deposited On:	24 July 2002

Design and Test of Low-Profile Composite Aerospace Tank Dome(MSFC Center Director's Discretionary Fund Final Report, Project No. 96-28)

Design and Test of Low-Profile Composite Aerospace Tank Dome
(MSFC Center Director's Discretionary Fund Final Report, Project No. 96-28)