Reusable cryogenic foam insulation for advanced aerospace vehiclesFuture high-speed aircraft and aerospace vehicles using cryogenic propellants will require an advanced reusable insulation system for the propellant tank structure. This cryogenic insulation system must be lightweight, structurally and thermally efficient, and capable of multiple reuse without cracking or degraded performance. This paper presents recent progress in the development of a reusable cryogenic foam insulation system having a maximum service temperature of 400 F. The system consists of preshaped, precut blocks of rigid polymethacrylimide foam insulation, wrapped with a high-temperature Kapton and aluminum foil vapor barrier which is adhesively bonded to the propellant tank wall.
Document ID
19910036901
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mcauliffe, Patrick S. (Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Co. Burbank, CA, United States)
Taylor, Allan H. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Sparks, Larry L. (Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Co. Burbank, CA, United States)
Dube, William P. (NIST Boulder, CO, United States)