复合材料在航天运载器超低温燃料箱上的开发与应用

摘要

低温燃料箱的研究是进行下一代空间探索用运载器的关键。聚合物复合材料因其优异的性能应用于超低温燃料箱，可大幅提高未来空间系统的性能。本文概述了运载器结构和性能要求，重点介绍了洛克希德马丁太空系统公司对液氢、液氧超低温复合材料燃料箱和推进系统其他部件的开发与应用。%Cryogenic tank research is the key of the next generation launch vehicle for space exploration .Polymer com-posites due to the superior properties were used for cryogenic tanks ,which significantly improve the performance of the fu-ture space system.In this paper,the structures and property requirements of launch vehicles were summarized .The compos-ite tank containing liquid hydrogen or liquid oxygen and the other parts for propulsion system were developed and applied .