Starprobe thermal shield system design concepts
Starprobe thermal shield system design concepts
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Starprobe热屏蔽系统设计概念
DOI:
10.2514/6.1982-78
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发表时间:
1982
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通讯作者:
R. Miyake
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作者:
C. Maag;J. Millard;R. Miyake
The mission goals, flight trajectory, and material durability requirements for the NASA Starprobe spacecraft are reviewed. The spacecraft will use a Jovian gravity assist to pass within four solar radii of the sun to study fields and particles near the sun, perform experiments dealing with relativity and gravity, and observe the structure of the solar atmosphere from the photosphere to the corona. Constraints on the system size and mass design are given, and the system is noted to be required to withstand 2500 K at perihelion, thermally insulate the instrument payload, have a tube for optical measurements, and provide protection from meteorite damage. A secondary shield is also required to dispense thermal radiation that passes the primary shield and could endanger the payload. Design options are discussed, along with temperature control requirements and a conical carbon-carbon primary shield with mass-loss rate characteristics sufficient to meet a 2.5 mg/sec criterion.