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Test and analysis correlation of form impact onto space shuttle wing leading edge rcc panel 8
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Carney, Kelly Gabrys, Jonathan Lyle, Karen H. Fasanella, Edwin L. Melis, Matthew |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | Soon after the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) began their study of the space shuttle Columbia accident, "physics-based" analyses using LS-DYNA were applied to characterize the expected damage to the Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) leading edge from high-speed foam impacts. Forensic evidence quickly led CAIB investigators to concentrate on the left wing leading edge RCC panels. This paper will concentrate on the test of the left-wing RCC panel 8 conducted at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and the correlation with an LS-DYNA analysis. The successful correlation of the LS-DYNA model has resulted in the use of LS-DYNA as a predictive tool for characterizing the threshold of damage for impacts of various debris such as foam, ice, and ablators onto the RCC leading edge for shuttle return-to-flight. |
| File Size | 5511186 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20040070935 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4tj3gc16 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2004-03-05 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Structural Mechanics Foams Carbon-carbon Composites Finite Element Method Accident Investigation Space Shuttles Ablative Materials Debris Space Shuttle Orbiters Wing Panels Leading Edges Impact Damage Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
