Debris cloud ablation in gas-filled pressure vessels

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 1-5, 1997, Pages 173-184

  Christiansen, E L ^a   Kerr, J H ^a   Whitney, J P ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE MECHANICS; IMPACT TESTING; METEOR IMPACTS; OXYGEN; PRESSURE VESSELS; SHIELDING; SPACE DEBRIS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TEST FACILITIES;

DAMAGE PATTERNS; DEBRIS CLOUD ABLATION; HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT; RUPTURE;

IMPACT RESISTANCE;

EID: 0031358621     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0734-743x(97)87491-x     Document Type: Article

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