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Tethers as debris: simulating impacts of tether fragments on shuttle tiles
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Evans, Steven W. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | The SPHC hydrodynamic code was used to simulate impacts of Kevlar and aluminum projectiles on a model of the LI-900 type insulating tiles used on Space Shuffle Orbiters The intent was to examine likely damage that such tiles might experience if impacted by orbital debris consisting of tether fragments. Projectile speeds ranged from 300 meters per second to 10 kilometers per second. Damage is characterized by penetration depth, tile surface-hole diameter, tile body-cavity diameter, coating fracture diameter, tether and cavity wall material phases, and deformation of the aluminum backwall. |
| File Size | 600927 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20040068078 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5z65gr5w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2004-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Insulation Deformation Projectiles Space Debris Aluminum Impact Velocity Fragments Hydrodynamics Computerized Simulation Tethering Space Shuttle Orbiters Tiles Kevlar Trademark Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
