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Effect of impact location on the response of shuttle wing leading edge panel 9
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lyle, Karen H. Spellman, Regina L. Hardy, Robin C. Fasanella, Edwin L. Jackson, Karen E. |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Description | The objective of this paper is to compare the results of several simulations performed to determine the worst-case location for a foam impact on the Space Shuttle wing leading edge. The simulations were performed using the commercial non-linear transient dynamic finite element code, LS-DYNA. These simulations represent the first in a series of parametric studies performed to support the selection of the worst-case impact scenario. Panel 9 was selected for this study to enable comparisons with previous simulations performed during the Columbia Accident Investigation. The projectile for this study is a 5.5-in cube of typical external tank foam weighing 0.23 lb. Seven locations spanning the panel surface were impacted with the foam cube. For each of these cases, the foam was traveling at 1000 ft/s directly aft, along the orbiter X-axis. Results compared from the parametric studies included strains, contact forces, and material energies for various simulations. The results show that the worst case impact location was on the top surface, near the apex. |
| File Size | 1255492 |
| Page Count | 14 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20050192431 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9d55m528 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2005-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance Metal Foams Carbon-carbon Composites Hypervelocity Projectiles Space Shuttles Impact Loads Photomicrography Wing Panels Finite Element Method External Tanks Simulation Nonlinearity Kinetic Energy Leading Edges Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |