Thermal load effects on precision membranes

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 207-211

  Jenkins, C H ^a   Faisal, S M ^b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Federal Mogul Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INFRARED RADIATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL LOAD; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

PRECISION MEMBRANES;

MIRRORS;

EID: 0035269533     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3671     Document Type: Article

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