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Development of a high force thermal latch
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Nygren, William D. |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Description | This paper describes the preliminary development of a high force thermal latch (HFTL). The HFTL has one moving part which is restrained in the latched position by a low melting temperature or fusible metal alloy. When heated the fusible alloy flows to a receiving chamber and in so doing at first releases the tension load in the latch bolt and later releases the bolt itself. The HFTL can be used in place of pyrotechnically activated spacecraft release devices in those instances where the elimination of both pyrotechnic shock-loading and rapid strain-energy release take precedence over the near instantaneous release offered by ordnance initiated devices. |
| File Size | 1548824 |
| Page Count | 5 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19950020855 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6838qz3p |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1995-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Mechanical Engineering Bolts Pyrotechnics Mechanical Devices Disconnect Devices Latches Loads Forces Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
