A race seems to be underway to develop stronger, lighter and more cost effective pressure vessels that can withstand the extremely cold temperatures of rocket fuels. In the past, using composites for ...

In particular, the high stiffness-to-weight ratio of these composite-overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) makes them ideal for such uses. The analyses of pressure vessels, however, can be a ...

A common design for launch/space propulsion involves liquid propellants. In this application, often there is a gaseous pressurant stored in a Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel (COPV) at high ...

Epoxy, the underestimated success factor in filament winding of type 4 pressure vessels Often underestimated but deeply interconnected, the properties and correct processing of the epoxy matrix in ...