CONFORMABLE, COMPOSITE TANK FOR LIQUID HYDROGEN STORAGE IN HEAVY-DUTY GROUND TRANSPORTATION THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE A CONFORMABLE, COMPOSITE TANK (CCT) FOR ON-BOARD STORAGE OF LIQUID HYDROGEN (LH2) FOR HEAVY-DUTY GROUND TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS. THE TANK, MADE OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES, IS A CONFORMABLE, DOUBLE-WALL DESIGN, COMPRISING A COMPOSITE INNER PRESSURE VESSEL AND AN OUTER SHELL WHICH IS A SANDWICH OF FOAM AND COMPOSITE FACE-SHEETS. THE EXECUTION OF THE PROGRAM WILL INVOLVE LIQUID HYDROGEN SYSTEM DESIGN, LH2 TANK DESIGN AND ANALYSIS, SUBSCALE TEST ARTICLE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND TESTING, AND FULL SCALE PROTOTYPE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, AND TESTING.
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