CRYOGENIC TANKS FOR LAUNCH VEHICLES
Assignee
KISTLER AEROSPACE CORPORATION, A WASHINGTON CORPORATION
Filed
Feb 25, 1998
Granted
Jul 4, 2000
Location
BELLEVUE WA US
Abstract
An aluminum cryogenic tank for launch vehicles has aluminum skirts that extend from each end of a peripheral wall of a tank body. The skirts provide a temperature differential between the tank body and the ends of the skirts so that composite panels can be used in locations longitudinally proximate to the tank body without over stressing either the skirts or the composite panels in regions near their junctures and without sacrificing structural integrity of the composite panels due to an excessively low temperature. The peripheral wall of the tank and the skirts provide a portion of a structural/aerodynamic wall or shell of the launch vehicle.
Source: Google Patents
35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Aug 20, 1998
Rescinded
Sep 11, 1998
Duration
22 days
Inventor
- 1DAVID B. COCHRAN
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 6082676
- Application
- 09030662
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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