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Development Of Predictive Ballistic Models For Hypervelocity Impact On Sandwich Panel Satellite Structures, Riley Carriere

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Sandwich panels are widely used in the design of uninhabited satellites and, in addition to having a structural function can often serve as shielding, protecting the satellites’ equipment from hypervelocity impacts (HVI) of orbital debris, and micrometeoroids. This thesis aims to provide: a comprehensive review of HVI experimental studies for honeycomb- and open-cell foam-cores; an examination of available predictive models used to assess the panels’ ballistic limits; as well as signify the influence of honeycomb-core parameters, such as cell size and foil thickness, as well as core material, on the ballistic performance of honeycomb-core sandwich panels (HCSP) when subject to …