COMPOSITE OVER-WRAPPED PRESSURE VESSEL TECHNOLOGY FOR SPACECRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEMS

Authors

  • Bin Yu (Corresponding Author) Light Alloy Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha 410000, Hunan, China Aerospace Pressure Vessel Division, Lanzhou Institute of Physics, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
  • TianJu Ma Aerospace Pressure Vessel Division, Lanzhou Institute of Physics, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
  • Yun Zhang Aerospace Pressure Vessel Division, Lanzhou Institute of Physics, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
  • Cheng Huang Light Alloy Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha 410000, Hunan, China
  • SenDong Gu Aerospace Pressure Vessel Division, Lanzhou Institute of Physics, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
  • HaiYan Li Aerospace Pressure Vessel Division, Lanzhou Institute of Physics, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
  • LinFeng Chen Aerospace Pressure Vessel Division, Lanzhou Institute of Physics, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China

Keywords:

Aerospace propulsion systems, Composite pressure vessels, Metal liners, Fiber-reinforced composites, Reliability, Stress fracture life

Abstract

This paper systematically reviews global progress in composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs) for space applications and projects their trajectory, synthesizing key advances from the United States, Europe and leading Asian nations in structural and reliability design, stress-fracture and low-cycle-fatigue life prediction, material selection, forming, qualification and non-destructive testing, including high-strength fibers, ultra-thin metallic liners, inheritable design principles and validated failure models, and summarizing representative work by principal Chinese institutes and universities; on this basis it proposes future Chinese directions-high-strength fiber optimization, advanced liner alloys, burst-factor and performance-factor tuning, next-generation NDT, upstream pre-research and Standardization-to underpin independent R&D and technological upgrading of high-performance aerospace COPVs.

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Published

2025-11-18

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025)

Section

Research Article

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61784/msme3020

How to Cite

Bin Yu, TianJu Ma, Yun Zhang, Cheng Huang, SenDong Gu, HaiYan Li, LinFeng Chen. Composite Over-Wrapped Pressure Vessel Technology For Spacecraft Propulsion Systems. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Mechanical Engineering. 2025, 3(1): 53-67. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61784/msme3020 .