AEROSPACE REPORT NUMBER: TR-2003(8504)-1, [SMC-TR-03-07], IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES FOR ANSI/AIAA S-081; SPACE SYSTEMS - COMPOSITE OVERWRAPPED PRESSURE VESSELS (20-JAN-2003)

AEROSPACE REPORT NUMBER: TR-2003(8504)-1, [SMC-TR-03-07], IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES FOR ANSI/AIAA S-081; SPACE SYSTEMS - COMPOSITE OVERWRAPPED PRESSURE VESSELS (20-JAN-2003)., 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.