Construction of mass, three-dimensional and velocity distribution for the second debris clouds

Space debris in orbit is a very important problem for space development. A lot of agencies, companies and universities study space debris and develop the shields for space debris impacts. But those shields are not strong enough for space debris more than 1cm in diameter. The production mechanism of...

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Published in:International journal of impact engineering 2001-12, Vol.26 (1), p.1-11
Main Authors: Akahoshi, Yasuhiro, Nakamura, Tomohide
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ballistics (projectiles
rockets)
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Physics
Second Debris Cloud
Solid dynamics (ballistics, collision, multibody system, stabilization...)
Solid mechanics
Space Debris
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Summary:Space debris in orbit is a very important problem for space development. A lot of agencies, companies and universities study space debris and develop the shields for space debris impacts. But those shields are not strong enough for space debris more than 1cm in diameter. The production mechanism of second debris clouds generated after the first bumper shield impact has not been clarified in details so far. To develop the more light and effective shield for impacts of space debris, controlling the second debris cloud distribution is required. A purpose of this study is to construct mass distributions, three-dimensional distributions and velocity distributions of fragments of second debris clouds with wide impact velocity range and to obtain the correlation data between impact velocity, and mass and velocity distribution of fragments.
ISSN:0734-743X
1879-3509
DOI:10.1016/S0734-743X(01)00067-7