Solar Thermal Vacuum Testing of an Integrated Membrane Concentrator System at the NASA GRC Tank 6

Abstract

This paper reports the results of highly integrated thermal vacuum testing of key components of a membrane concentrator system that occurred during June 2001. The Dual Use Science and Technology (DUS&T) Electromagnetic Radiation Control Experiment (EMRCE) Team, including SRS Technologies, ATK Thiokol Propulsion, Boeing, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is an industry and government partnership that is chartered to develop flight-qualified membrane structures. Specifically, DUS&T EMRCE aims to complete development of membrane concentrator technologies to achieve flight experiment readiness in anticipation of a near-term flight experiment opportunity. Potential flight experiments are radiofrequency communications. (10 figures, 6 refs.)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA416955

Entities

People

  • Dean M. Lester
  • James C. Pearson
  • Michael R. Holmes
  • Wayne A. Wong

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Calorimeters
  • Canisters
  • Catenaries
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Errors
  • Films
  • Membranes
  • Military Research
  • Orbits
  • Photogrammetry
  • Simulators
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Software Engineering
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites