Hypervelocity Impacts on Satellite Sandwich Structures—A Review of Experimental Findings and Predictive Models
Sandwich panels are widely used in the design of unmanned satellites and, in addition to having a structural function, can often serve as shielding, protecting the satellites’ equipment from hypervelocity impacts (HVI) of orbital debris and micrometeoroids. This paper provides a comprehensive review...
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| description | Sandwich panels are widely used in the design of unmanned satellites and, in addition to having a structural function, can often serve as shielding, protecting the satellites’ equipment from hypervelocity impacts (HVI) of orbital debris and micrometeoroids. This paper provides a comprehensive review of experimental studies in the field of HVI on sandwich panels with <i>honeycomb</i>- and <i>open-cell foam</i> cores, as well as an examination of available predictive models for the assessment of the panels’ ballistic limits. The emphasis of the review is placed on: (i) identifying gaps in the existing experimental database and the appropriate directions for its further expansion; and (ii) understanding the limitations of the available predictive models and the potential for their improvement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fffa58269223430ea5ab2a39726a07072023-12-11T16:55:09ZengMDPI AGApplied Mechanics2673-31612021-02-0121254510.3390/applmech2010003Hypervelocity Impacts on Satellite Sandwich Structures—A Review of Experimental Findings and Predictive ModelsRiley Carriere0Aleksandr Cherniaev1Department of Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave., Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, CanadaDepartment of Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave., Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, CanadaSandwich panels are widely used in the design of unmanned satellites and, in addition to having a structural function, can often serve as shielding, protecting the satellites’ equipment from hypervelocity impacts (HVI) of orbital debris and micrometeoroids. This paper provides a comprehensive review of experimental studies in the field of HVI on sandwich panels with <i>honeycomb</i>- and <i>open-cell foam</i> cores, as well as an examination of available predictive models for the assessment of the panels’ ballistic limits. The emphasis of the review is placed on: (i) identifying gaps in the existing experimental database and the appropriate directions for its further expansion; and (ii) understanding the limitations of the available predictive models and the potential for their improvement.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3161/2/1/3orbital debrishypervelocity impactspacecraft shieldingsandwich panels |
| spellingShingle | Riley Carriere Aleksandr Cherniaev Hypervelocity Impacts on Satellite Sandwich Structures—A Review of Experimental Findings and Predictive Models Applied Mechanics orbital debris hypervelocity impact spacecraft shielding sandwich panels |
| title | Hypervelocity Impacts on Satellite Sandwich Structures—A Review of Experimental Findings and Predictive Models |
| title_full | Hypervelocity Impacts on Satellite Sandwich Structures—A Review of Experimental Findings and Predictive Models |
| title_fullStr | Hypervelocity Impacts on Satellite Sandwich Structures—A Review of Experimental Findings and Predictive Models |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hypervelocity Impacts on Satellite Sandwich Structures—A Review of Experimental Findings and Predictive Models |
| title_short | Hypervelocity Impacts on Satellite Sandwich Structures—A Review of Experimental Findings and Predictive Models |
| title_sort | hypervelocity impacts on satellite sandwich structures a review of experimental findings and predictive models |
| topic | orbital debris hypervelocity impact spacecraft shielding sandwich panels |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3161/2/1/3 |
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