Multi-Functional Sandwich Composites for Spacecraft Applications An Initial Assessment
Multi-Functional Sandwich Composites for Spacecraft Applications An Initial Assessment by Daniel O. Adams, published by BiblioLife in July 2013, explores the integration of multi-functional sandwich composites in spacecraft design. This edition, comprising 188 pages, presents an initial assessment of how these materials can address critical design requirements such as structural integrity, damage tolerance, and radiation protection.
Readers will find a detailed investigation into the selection of polymeric constituents with high hydrogen content for radiation shielding, as well as innovative manufacturing techniques aimed at enhancing damage tolerance and debris shielding. The book also examines the thermal expansion behavior of candidate foam materials in a vacuum and at varying temperatures, culminating in the development of a thermal expansion model for foam under these conditions. This work contributes to the understanding of material systems in the context of spacecraft applications, particularly within the realm of political science as it relates to technology and engineering.
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Current spacecraft implement relatively uncoupled material and structural systems to address a variety of design requirements, including structural integrity, damage tolerance, radiation protection, debris shielding and thermal insulation. This investigation provided an initial assessment of multi-functional sandwich composites to integrate these diverse requirements. The need for radiation shielding was addressed through the selection of polymeric constituents with high hydrogen content. To provide increased damage tolerance and debris shielding, manufacturing techniques were developed to incorporate transverse stitching reinforcement, internal layers, and a self-healing ionomer membrane. To assess the effects of a space environment, thermal expansion behavior of the candidate foam materials was investigated under a vacuum and increasing temperature. Finally, a thermal expansion model was developed for foam under vacuum conditions and its predictive capability assessed.
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