A Problem in Nuclear Thermal Radiation Environment Simulation for System Survivability
Abstract
A series of experiments was conducted at two nuclear thermal radiation simulators; the White Sands Missile Range Solar Furnace facility and the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Quartz Lamps facility. The purpose of these experiments are to study the effect of simulator radiation spectrum on the amount of thermal energy absorbed by painted surfaces. The results of the experiments show that the amount of thermal energy absorbed is highly dependent on the thermal radiation spectrum. Thirty-nine percent more energy was absorbed using the solar furnace than was absorbed using the quartz lamps. The experimental results also indicated that the amount of absorbed energy may be independent of thermal radiation flux.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA089982
Entities
People
- Ennis F. Quigley
- John M. Evans
Organizations
- Ballistic Research Laboratory