The Proceedings of the Space Engineering Conference
Online ISSN : 2424-3191
ISSN-L : 0918-9238
2001.9
Session ID : B10
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B10 Concept Study of Membrane Tank for Reusable Launch Vehicle
Keiji KOMATSUTakaharu OHYAGI
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Keywords: Spacecraft, RLV, Tank, Film, Fiber
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Developing a membrane tank was proposed as a method to improve structural weight ratio for launch vehicles. Three structure concepts (Concentric type, Multi type, and Spiral bellow type) were considered. By selecting a combination of type of reusable rocket, fuel to be used, tank placement, and propulsion type utilization, the possibilities of putting the advantages that do not exist in the current metallic tanks into practical use were investigated.
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© 2001 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
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