In response to a NASA request, Heathcoat Fabrics Limited has woven a new parachute fabric (Custom Design 1 G-60315-1800-Q01). This fabric was tested to obtain its permeability in air (i.e., flow-through volume of air per area per time) over a range of differential pressures from 0.146 to 25 psf (7 to 1197 Pa). The fabric met its specification permeability of 60 to 100 ft3/ft2/min (30.5 to 50.8 cm3/cm2/s) at the U.S. standard differential pressure of 0.5 inch of water (2.60 psf, 124 Pa). The permeability results were transformed into an effective porosity model for use in calculations related to the total porosity of parachutes. The tested fabric is being considered for use in parachutes for future missions to Mars. Calculations of drag coefficient were performed for two geometrically identical parachutes using either the new fabric or fabric woven to Parachute Industry Specification PIA-C-7020D Type I (Mars Science Laboratory Disk-Gap-Band parachute operating on Mars at a Mach number of 0.41). These calculations indicate essentially no difference in the drag coefficient between the two parachutes.


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    Title :

    Permeability of a New Parachute Fabric – Measurements, Modeling, and Application


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    Publication date :

    2018-11-01


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    Report


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    Language :

    English




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