In study carried out by Northrop Space Laboratories, variety of structural configurations successfully self-sealed following penetrations at speeds from 8000 to 20,000 fps; more successful sealants exhibit high damping and energy dissipation when compared with less successful materials; in unique application of theory of viscoelasticity, models of material response are proposed, and qualitative description of successful operation is advanced; material property data, results of hypervelocity perforations of elastomers and complete panels are presented.


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    Title :

    Self-sealing spacecraft structures in meteoroid environment


    Additional title:

    AIAA -- Tech Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Meeting of the 2nd AIAA -- Manned Space Flight ; 1963 Meteor impact



    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :




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