Ballistic limit equation for equipment placed behind satellite structure walls

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1784-1791

  Schafer F K ^a   Ryan, S ^a,b   Lambert, M ^c   Putzar, R ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR HIGH SPEED DYNAMICS   (Germany)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electronic and pressure components; Equipment vulnerability; Hypervelocity impact testing; Triple plate ballistic limit equation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TESTING; EQUIPMENT; EXPLOSIVES; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; IMPACT TESTING; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SATELLITES; SPACECRAFT;

BALLISTIC LIMIT EQUATIONS; COVER PLATES; ELECTRONIC AND PRESSURE COMPONENTS; ELECTRONIC BOXES; EXTERNAL WALLS; HONEYCOMB CORES; HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT TESTING; HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT TESTS; HYPERVELOCITY IMPACTS; PROJECTILE DIAMETERS; SANDWICH PANELS; SATELLITE EQUIPMENTS; SATELLITE STRUCTURES; STRUCTURE WALLS; TRIPLE PLATE BALLISTIC LIMIT EQUATION; WHIPPLE SHIELDS;

BALLISTICS;

EID: 56949095295     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2008.07.074     Document Type: Article

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