Three dimensional hypervelocity impact simulation for orbital debris shield design

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 6-10, 1997, Pages 479-489

  Kerr, Justin H ^a   Fahrenthold, Eric P ^b  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENGINEERING; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); SPACE DEBRIS;

HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT;

SHIELDING;

EID: 0031331933     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0734-743x(97)87436-2     Document Type: Article

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