Thermal fatigue analysis of solar panel structure for micro-satellite applications

International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-62

  Abdelal, Gasser Farouk ^a   Atef, Ayman ^a  

^a NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aerospace; Composite; Fatigue; Finite difference; Finite element; Honeycomb; Laminates; Satellite; Structure; Thermal

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; STRUCTURAL PANELS; THERMAL FATIGUE;

MICRO-SATELLITE APPLICATIONS; SOLAR PANEL STRUCTURE;

SATELLITES;

EID: 40249110650     PISSN: 15691713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10999-008-9057-3     Document Type: Article

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