Structural Performance of Two Aerobrake Hexagonal Heat Shield Panel Concepts

Structural Performance of Two Aerobrake Hexagonal Heat Shield Panel Concepts
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Synopsis Structural Performance of Two Aerobrake Hexagonal Heat Shield Panel Concepts by : National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa

Structural sizing and performance are presented for two structural concepts for an aerobrake hexagonal heat shield panel. One concept features a sandwich construction with an aluminum honeycomb core and thin quasi-isotropic graphite-epoxy face sheets. The other concept features a skin-rib isogrid construction with thin quasi-isotropic graphite-epoxy skins and graphite-epoxy ribs oriented at 0, ]60, and -60 degs along the panel. Linear static, linear bifurcation buckling, and nonlinear static analyses were performed to compare the structural performance of the two panel concepts and assess their feasibility for a lunar transfer vehicle aerobrake application. Dorsey, John T. and Dyess, James W. Langley Research Center RTOP 506-43-41-02...

NASA Technical Memorandum

NASA Technical Memorandum
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