Predicting Spacecraft Multilayer Insulation Performance from Heat Transfer Measurements

LD Stimpson; WA Hagemeyer

doi:10.1520/STP34773S

SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1974

STP34773S

Predicting Spacecraft Multilayer Insulation Performance from Heat Transfer Measurements

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One of the most commonly utilized insulation systems for National Aeronautics and Space Administration spacecraft is multilayer insulation (MLI). The problem of predicting performance of MLI blankets containing discontinuities is described. Design data and test techniques are required which allow correlation of heat leaks through discontinuities with measurable parameters. Some of these design data are obtained using the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's calorimetric testing program.

New materials and testing approaches will be required for more extreme environments of future spacecraft. Both higher and lower environmental temperatures are anticipated. Insulation performance must meet these demands, at the same time avoiding excessive weight.

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Stimpson, LD

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif.

Hagemeyer, WA

Hugles Aircraft Company, El Segundo, Calif.

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Developed by Committee: C16

Pages: 85–94

DOI: 10.1520/STP34773S

ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4638-9

ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0372-6

Predicting Spacecraft Multilayer Insulation Performance from Heat Transfer Measurements

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