How eggshells can protect spacecraft from space debris
Water-filled eggshell arrays reduced projectile velocity by nearly 65 percent and outperformed aluminum plates in hypervelocity tests, researchers said.
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AGI - Researchers at the University of Technology in Dalian, China, modeled the eggs to create a protective material for vehicles to be launched into space. Their results have been published in the Journal of Applied Physics. "Natural biological structures - says author Yuxin Wang - have evolved to demonstrate excellent energy absorption performance during long-term adaptations."
An aluminium material inspired by the geometry of the eggshells reduced almost 65% the speed of projectiles in tests against hypervelocities impacts, a result that could improve the shields of the ships in front of the growing space debris.
Aluminium eggs filled with water could protect satellites from space scrap. In simulations, projectile speed dropped by almost 65%. The article Aluminium eggs against space scrap: New structure slows down missiles by 65% first appeared on ingenieur.de - Jobbörse und Nachrichtenportal für Ingenieure.
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