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Solar Probe thermal shield design and testingThis paper discusses the major thermal shield subsystem development activities in support of the Solar Probe study being conducted at JPL. The Solar Probe spacecraft will travel to within 4 solar radii of the sun's center to perform fundamental experiments in space physics. Exposure to 2900 earth suns at perihelion requires the spacecraft to be protected within the shadow envelope of a protective shield. In addition, the mass loss rate off of the shield at elevated temperature must comply with plasma instrument requirements and has become the driver of the shield design. This paper will focus on the analytical design work to size the shield and control the shield mass loss rate for the various spacecraft options under study, the application of carbon-carbon materials for shield components, development and preparation of carbon-carbon samples for materials testing, and a materials testing program for carbon-carbon and tungsten alloys to investigate thermal/optical properties, mass loss (carbon-carbon only), material integrity, and high velocity impact behavior.
Document ID
19920047003
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Millard, Jerry M.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Miyake, Robert N.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Rainen, Richard A.
(JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 92-0862
Accession Number
92A29627
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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