Protection of Materials and Structures from the Low Earth Orbit Space Environment

by Kleiman, Jacob I.; Tennyson, Roderick C.

• ISBN13: 9780792355403
• ISBN10: 0792355407
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

The ICPMSE-3 meeting and its proceedings are very important since they came in the wake of the official closure of the LDEF program. The main mandate of this publication is to continue the discussions on the effects of the harsh low earth orbit (LEO) environment on materials and structures and on ways to prevent and/or reduce them. In accordance with this mandate, the main objectives and important points in the book are: To promote the dissemination among research organizations and scientists of experimental data and experience gained from LDEF samples and other ground and flight experiments. To provide a tool for engineers, material scientists, and management in space and aerospace sectors to learn about the latest advances in the protection of materials and structures in LEO environment and to provide a basis for interaction and utilization of each others' capabilities in cross-pollenization of ideas. To review the latest research and development in topics such as: effects of LEO environment on materials and structures, predictive models for interaction of materials with LEO environment factors and alternative ways for protection from LEO environment.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Acknowledgements	x
Section A AO/VUV and Radiation Effects on Materials and Structures in the Leo Space Environment
Low Flux Atomic Oxygen: Can It Be More Hazardous than High Flux? A Risk Assessment Study	1	(8)
Y. Haruvy
Atomic Oxygen Durability Testing of an International Space Station Solar Array Validation Coupon	9	(22)
M. J. Forkapa
B. Banks
S. K. Rutledge
D. H. Ma
E. Sechkar
A Technique for Synergistic Atomic Oxygen and Vacuum Ultraviolet Radiation Durability	31	(16)
S. K. Rutledge
B. Banks
Atomic Oxygen Durability of Second Surface Silver Microsheet Glass Concentrators	47	(18)
K.K. de Groh
D. Jaworske
D. C. Smith
T. S. Mroz
A Study of Atomic Oxygen Material Degradation by Spaceflight Experiments and Ground-Based Simulation	65	(8)
I.L. Harris
R. Chambers
G. T. Roberts
Laboratory Simulation Of Low Earth Orbit	73	(16)
C. L. Bungay
R. Synowicki
B. Spady
J. S. Hale
J. Woollam
Section B Interaction of Matter with LEO Environment
Prediction of In-Space Durability of Protected Polymers Based on Ground Laboratory Thermal Energy Atomic Oxygen Testing	89	(12)
B. Banks
K. K. DeGroh
S. K. Rutledge
Frank J. Difilippo
Ground-Based Experimental Verification of the Predictive Model of Polymer-Based Materials Erosion by Atomic Oxygen in LEO	101	(6)
G. R. Cool
Z. Iskanderova
Yu. Gudimenko
J. I. Kleiman
R. C. Tennyson
Anomalous Behaviour Of The Linear Expansion Coefficient Of Reinforced Plastics At Increased Temperatures	107	(14)
R. Tourussov
V. Vishvanjuk
A. Antonov
A. Kuperman
A. Gorenberg
A. Freidine
Predictive Models of Erosion Processes in LEO Space Environment: A Basis for Development of an Engineering Software	121	(10)
J. I. Kleiman
Yu. Gudimenko
Z. A. Iskanderova
V. Lemberg
R.C. Tennyson
Section C Large Scale Coating Process Developments for Protection in LEO
The Strategic Technologies For Automation And Robotics (Stear) Program: Protection Of Materials In The Space Environment Sub-Program	131	(8)
C. Brunet
L. R. Schmidt
D. Zimcik
J. Jackman
D. Carlsson
Plasma-Deposited Coatings for the Protection of Spacecraft Material Against Atomic Oxygen Erosion	139	(16)
G. Czeremuszkin
M. R. Wertheimer
J. Cerny
J.E. Klemberg-Sapieha
L. Martinu
Large-Scale Electron Cyclotron Resonance Deposition of Protective Coatings for Space Applications	155	(12)
R. V. Kruzelecky
J. Blezius
A. K. Ghosh
Development of High Diffuse Reflectance Surfaces on Teflon	167	(12)
J. I. Kleiman
O. Popov
A. Tong
D. Molenda
Materials Exposure in Low Earth Orbit 2 (MELEO2): An Update	179	(10)
E. Poire
H. Richards
W. Peruzzini
Protection of the Radarsat Spacecraft from the Low Earth Orbit Environment	189	(14)
D. Zimcik
S. Ahmed
Section D Synthesis and Modification of Materials and Surfaces for Protection in LEO
About Some Aspects Of Changing Optical Properties Of Glass In Solar Arrays And Other Space Materials On Exposure To Leo Space Environment	203	(4)
V.G. Tikhii
Photosil™ - A New Surface Modification Technique For Erosion Resistance Improvement Of Polymer-Based Materials In Leo	207	(8)
J. I. Kleiman
Yu. Gudimenko
Z. Iskanderova
G. Cool
R. C. Tennyson
Soft X-Ray Radiation as a Factor in the Degradation of Spacecraft Materials	215	(10)
A. Milintchouk
M. Van Eesbeek
F. Levadou
Surface Modification of Polymer-Based Materials by Ion Implantation: A New Approach for Protection in LEO	225	(10)
Z. A. Iskanderova
J. I. Kleiman
Y. Gudimenko
W. D. Morison
R. C. Tennyson
TOR And COR AO-VUV Resistant Polymers For Space	235	(20)
A. Shepp
R. Haghighat
J. Lennhoff
P. Schuler
J. Connell
T. St. Clair
J. Vaughn
J. Swiener
Appendix A Organizing Committee	255	(2)
Author Index	257	(2)
Subject Index	259