Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Large, tensioned membranes are being considered for future gossamer spacecraft systems. Examples include sunshields, solar sails, and membrane optics. In many. cases a relatively flat membrane with minimal wrinkling is desired. Developing methods to predict and measure membrane wrinkling is important to the future development of gossamer spacecraft. Numerical and experimental data are presented for a 0.5 m square, tensioned membrane. The membrane is subjected to symmetric and asymmetric mechanical loading. Data are also presented for a symmetrically loaded membrane subjected to spot heating in the center. The numerical model shows good agreement with the experiment for wrinkle angle data. There is. also reasonable agreement for the wrinkled area for both isothermal and elevated temperature tests.
Keywords:
Nonmetallic Materials
Type:
AIAA Paper 2002-1371
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AIAA Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference (SDM); Apr 22, 2002 - Apr 25, 2002; Denver, CO; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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