VACUUM TESTING OF EXPANDABLE SELF-RIGIDIZING STRUCTURES

Abstract

Four expandable, self-rigidizing structures were impregnated with a water setting resin and packaged for deployment in a vacuum of 0.00001 torr while exposed to 77 K cold walls in a space environmental chamber. The high pumping speeds available with this chamber permitted the removal of the large gas loads from the structure while maintaining test pressures of 0.00001 torr. Water was used as a catalyst, and infrared heat lamps were used to maintain temperature control of the structures. Deployment was completely successful on three structures and partially successful on one. Rigidization of all four structures was successful.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0475243

Entities

People

  • N. C. Latture

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

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Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Body Weight
  • Catalysts
  • Chambers
  • Contracts
  • Deployment
  • Engineering
  • Explosive Bolts
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Heat Flux
  • Load Cells
  • Motion Pictures
  • Simulators
  • Space Simulation Chambers
  • Surface Temperature

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Software Engineering
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites