AEROSPACE REPORT NUMBER: TR-2001(8504)-1, IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR ANSI/AIAA S-081; SPACE SYSTEMS - COMPOSITE OVERWRAPPED PRESSURE VESSELS (OCT 2001)

AEROSPACE REPORT NUMBER: TR-2001(8504)-1, IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR ANSI/AIAA S-081; SPACE SYSTEMS - COMPOSITE OVERWRAPPED PRESSURE VESSELS (OCT 2001)., This document provides guidance for the implementation of an industry developed pressure vessel standard, ANSI/AIAA S-081, Space Systems-Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels. Important inclusions are system threat analysis, development test program, impact damage tolerance test procedures, leak-before-burst test method, stress rupture life data evaluation techniques, vibration test methods and qualification-by-similarity criteria.