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System structural test results: six PODS III supports
Description
Passive orbital disconnect struts can potentially reduce the support conductance a factor of 10 over state-of-the-art tension band nondisconnect supports and cut helium dewar weights in half for the same lifetime. A series of thermal and structural tests were performed to verify that this performance improvement is real. Structural tests on a PODS-III support system (consisting of six struts) is reported here. The results show the predicted performance improvements can be achieved and the PODS-III supports are ready for flight applications. For large tankage systems requiring higher side load capability, a PODS-IV version is currently being developed
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Plenum Press.
- Imprint Place
- New York, NY (USA)
- Imprint Title
- Advances in cryogenic engineering: Vol. 31
- Journal Page Range
- p. 941-948.
Conference
- Title
- Cryogenic engineering conference and international cryogenic materials conference.
- Dates
- 12-16 Aug 1985.
- Place
- Boston, MA (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 18016901
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COOLING SYSTEMS; CRYOGENICS; DEWARS; FATIGUE; HYDRAULICS; LIFETIME; MECHANICAL TESTS; PERFORMANCE; SPACE VEHICLES; STRUCTURAL MODELS; SUPPORTS; TANKS; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL TESTING
- Descriptors DEC
- CONTAINERS; EXPANSION; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; TESTING