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Astrium Space Transportation
The 7th PCRD
Space Transportation Technologies
Advanced materials
Cryogenic tank based on thermoplastic matrix composite
- February 2007
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OBJECTIVES
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Final Objective : Develop an European Cryogenic pressure Tank for new
generation of propulsion system (2015)
Objective of the Project : Increase the TRL level from 2 to 4 in order to
demonstrate the feasibility of such a cryogenic tank with thermoplastic
composite materials.
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Logic & programmatic (2/2)
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R&D’s EADS-ASTRIUM roadmap
Objective: Manufacturing of technological demonstrator of thermoplastic composite winding
tank and ranking this technology to TRL6
TRL scale
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T0
12 m 7FP
project 24 m
Thermoplastic composite trade off
36 m
TP
choice
Liner trade off ( Thermoplastic solution studied within 7FP project)
Liner
choice
Winding process studies
Sub-scale Winding
demonstrator and cryo tests
Architecture & technology study
Cryo tank Demonstrator with liner ;
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TRL6
TRL4
TRL2
design and manufacturing
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WBS
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management
Liner
-Trade-off TP material
-Trade-off process
-TP liner manufacturing
C/TP prepreg
winding
-Trade-off prepreg
-Roving Process
tuning
-Roving manufacturing
-Vessel definition
-Winding process tuning
-Modelling
-Test vessels
manufacturing
Examples of testsample vessels
Type A: Dimensions: φ=140; L=500 , φ=40
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Type B: Dimensions: φ=300; L=310 , φ=80
Diagnosis
-process : curing
strain, material health
-test: helium leakage
measure
-pressure cryogenic
test on vessel(s) at
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Consortium –preliminary status
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Management
EADS-ASTRIUM (France))
Liner
*FLUOROCARBON Co.Ltd (GB): as supplier of fluoropolymer tubes
*ADTECH polymer engeering (GB): as supplier of fluoropolymer tubes
*MTS (France) : as supplier of liners with polyamide materials
*University of PRAHA : specialist of fluropolymer materials (in contact with)
Prepreg composite
*GURIT Suprem (Switzerland): in contact with & in favour
*Imhotep Ltd (UK): as supplier
*Hexcel (France): In contact with
*TEN CATE (ND): In contact with & in favour (potential Key partner)
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Process
*EADS-ST for vessel definition
*Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
(Germany)
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Modelling support, winding tuning and vessel manufacturing: Key partner
*AIRBORNE (The Netherlands) for wound vessel manufacturing : in contact
with
Diagnosis
*Air Liquide (France) for cryotest: meeting mid of march
*AZT (Adelwitz Technology Centre Torgan) -cryogenic test (tbc)
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Needs to complete the consortium
*Thermoplastic Liner :
Looking for partner(s) who will be able to
-develop solution of liner manufacturing with fluoropolymer materials
-surface preparation to be compatible with overwrapped TP composites
*Diagnosis :
Looking for partner(s) who will be abe to
-measure leakage of the vessel at low temperature and with pressure
-measure the residual curing strain
-measure the material characteristics at low temperature
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