Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Fused silica window systems are used heavily on crewed reentry vehicles, and they are currently being used on the next generation of US crewed spacecraft, Orion. These systems improve crew situational awareness and comfort, as well as, insulating the reentry critical components of a spacecraft against the intense thermal environments of atmospheric reentry. Additionally, these materials are highly exposed to space environment hazards like solid particle impacts. This paper discusses impact studies up to 10 km/s on a fused silica window system proposed for the Orion spacecraft. A ballistic limit equation that describes the threshold of perforation of a fuse silica pane over a broad range of impact velocities, obliquities and projectile materials is discussed here.
Keywords:
Space Transportation and Safety
Type:
JSC-CN-32614
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Hypervelocity Impact Symposium; Apr 26, 2015 - Apr 30, 2015; Boulder, CO; United States
Format:
application/pdf
