Hardened Radar Component Materials Development Study.

Abstract

A combined analytical and experimental study was conducted to identify and evaluate materials for protecting Ballistic Missile Defense system ground radar components from nuclear thermal radiation damage. This program included thermal testing using the French Solar Furnace and the SAI Thermal Radiation Simulator; electrical property tests at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Engineering Experiment Station; and planning of mechanical property tests to be conducted in the BMD Materials Test facility at AMMRC. Materials included bulk ceramics, ceramic coatings and bulk ablators. The results indicated promise for the use of a silicone rubber ablator and uninfiltrated porous ceramic coatings for radar component thermal hardening. Further tests and analyses are recommended for these classes of materials in order to evaluate the effect on radar performance. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA077805

Entities

People

  • Irving Osofsky
  • Robert Semelsberger
  • Thomas Duncan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cavity Resonators
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Dielectric Properties
  • Dielectrics
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Frequency Shift
  • Heat Transfer
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Software Engineering
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.