The Composite Overwrap Pressure Vessel Damage Detection Course provides comprehensive working knowledge of composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) technology with a specific focus on teaching our students to detect visible damage to the composite shell of Graphite/Epoxy COPV.
Composed of both theory and practical instruction, the course covers damage characterization and detection, safety aspects of composite pressure vessels, and intensive hands-on inspection of flight COPVs with various levels of damage.
Audience
Our course is designed for people involved in composite pressure vessel technology including:
- Program Managers,
- Engineers,
- Safety Inspectors,
- Quality Inspectors,
- Integrators, and
- Component and System Users
Requirements Fulfillment
This course satisfies the baseline requirements for trained visual inspectors for damage to carbon/epoxy composite overwrapped pressure vessels including
- ANSI/AIAA S-081A: Space Systems – Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels
- Kennedy NASA Procedural Requirements (KNPR) 8715.3
- Air Force Space Manual (AFSPCMAN) 91-710, Vol 3 & 6 (July 2004)
- Interim Policy Letter dated 23-Nov-1993: Interim Safety Requirements for Design, Test, Ground Processing of Flight Graphite Epoxy (Gr/Ep) Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels (COPVs) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB)
- ECSS-E-ST-32-02C Rev. 1: European Cooperation for Space Standardization: Space engineering: Structural design and verification of pressurized hardware
- ISO 14623: International Standard: Pressure vessels and pressurized structures – Design and operation
- NASA Satern Training (NASA personnel only)
Course Title: Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels (COPV) Overview
Course ID: SMA-HQ-WBT-108
For more information, please contact Tommy Yoder at (575)524-5723.