Evaluation of carbon fiber composites fabricated using ionic liquid based epoxies for cryogenic fluid applications

Utilizing tanks fabricated from fiber reinforced polymeric composites for storing cryogenic fluids such as liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen is of great interest to NASA as considerable weight savings can be gained. Unfortunately such composites, especially at cryogenic temperatures, develop a misma...

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Main Authors: R.N. Grugel, W.C. Hastings, E. Rabenberg, W.F. Kaukler, C. Henry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Results in Physics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379716305198