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Predicting multi-wall structural response to hypervelocity impact using the hull codePreviously, multi-wall structures have been analyzed extensively, primarily through experiment, as a means of increasing the meteoroid/space debris impact protection of spacecraft. As structural configurations become more varied, the number of tests required to characterize their response increases dramatically. As an alternative to experimental testing, numerical modeling of high-speed impact phenomena is often being used to predict the response of a variety of structural systems under different impact loading conditions. The results of comparing experimental tests to Hull Hydrodynamic Computer Code predictions are reported. Also, the results of a numerical parametric study of multi-wall structural response to hypervelocity cylindrical projectile impact are presented.
Document ID
19930009217
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Schonberg, William P.
(Alabama Univ. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
M-710
NAS 1.26:4486
NASA-CR-4486
Accession Number
93N18406
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-36955
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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