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Meteoroid and debris shielding ![]() EMI test 3915, 4.0 mm aluminium sphere, 7.2 km/s, 45 degrees 1.2 mm Al7075 bumper 49.5 mm spacing 3.3 Al7075 backwall ![]() Hypervelocity impacts on pressure vessels. Shadowgraph pictures of fragment cloud at different pressures and numerical results (5 mm aluminium sphere, 5.2 km/s) ![]() High Speed Video Shadowgraph of Exp. 3931; shutter time 80 ns (pict. 1-6) Exp. 3931: Whipple shield, 1.2 mm Al 7075-T73, S=49.5, 3.3 mm Al 7075-T7351, Al-projectile d=4.999 mm, v=7.0 km/s, α =60°, result: > BL ![]() High Speed Video Shadowgraph of Exp. 3938; shutter time 80 ns (pict. 1-2) Exp. 3938: Whipple shield, 1.2 mm Al 7075-T73, S=49.5, 3.3 mm Al 7075-T7351, Al-projectile d=6.003 mm, v=7.1 km/s, α =75°, result: < BL ![]() Last update: 31 July 2007 |