Thermal analysis of thin-walled deployable composite boom in simulated space environment
Thermal analysis of thin-walled deployable composite boom in simulated space environment
This paper seeks to investigate thermal behaviour of a thin-walled deployable composite boom (DCB) in a space environment using ground thermal-vacuum test and FEA methods. Thermal tests simulating a space environment include three key conditions, namely ultra-high level of vacuum (lower than 10-5 Pa), heat sink (-180℃) that is realized using black panels with the liquid-nitrogen cooling system and thermal loading that is achieved through infrared lamps. The thermal tests of the DCB under seven typical heat fluxes were conducted to characterize heat transfer mechanisms and to obtain temperature fields. The basic heat transfer methods for the DCB in a space environment were surface radiation, cavity radiation and heat conduction. These led to significant temperature difference and gradient occurring on the irradiated and shadowed parts of the DCB at nighttime and daytime. FE models were established to predict temperature fields and thermally induced deformation. Good correlation was achieved between experimental and numerical results.
deployable structures, composite boom, thermal analysis, thermally induced deformation, space environment
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Bai, Jiangbo
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Shenoi, Ramanand
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Xiong, J.J.
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16 April 2017
Bai, Jiangbo
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Shenoi, Ramanand
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Xiong, J.J.
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Bai, Jiangbo, Shenoi, Ramanand and Xiong, J.J.
(2017)
Thermal analysis of thin-walled deployable composite boom in simulated space environment.
Composite Structures, 173, .
(doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.04.022).
Abstract
This paper seeks to investigate thermal behaviour of a thin-walled deployable composite boom (DCB) in a space environment using ground thermal-vacuum test and FEA methods. Thermal tests simulating a space environment include three key conditions, namely ultra-high level of vacuum (lower than 10-5 Pa), heat sink (-180℃) that is realized using black panels with the liquid-nitrogen cooling system and thermal loading that is achieved through infrared lamps. The thermal tests of the DCB under seven typical heat fluxes were conducted to characterize heat transfer mechanisms and to obtain temperature fields. The basic heat transfer methods for the DCB in a space environment were surface radiation, cavity radiation and heat conduction. These led to significant temperature difference and gradient occurring on the irradiated and shadowed parts of the DCB at nighttime and daytime. FE models were established to predict temperature fields and thermally induced deformation. Good correlation was achieved between experimental and numerical results.
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V3_Thermal Analysis for Composite Structures (Prof. Shenoi)
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Accepted/In Press date: 13 April 2017
Published date: 16 April 2017
Keywords:
deployable structures, composite boom, thermal analysis, thermally induced deformation, space environment
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Civil Maritime & Env. Eng & Sci Unit, Fluid Structure Interactions Group, Southampton Marine & Maritime Institute
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Local EPrints ID: 407952
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/407952
ISSN: 0263-8223
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Jiangbo Bai
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J.J. Xiong
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