A study of the material density distribution of space debris |
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Authors: | John N. Opiela |
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Affiliation: | ESCG/Jacobs, Mail Code JE-104, 2224 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058, USA |
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Abstract: | Material density is an important, yet often overlooked, property of orbital debris particles. Many models simply use a typical density to represent all breakup fragments. While adequate for modeling average characteristics in some applications, a single value material density may not be sufficient for reliable impact damage assessments. In an attempt to improve the next-generation NASA Orbital Debris Engineering Model, a study on the material density distribution of the breakup fragments has been conducted and summarized in this paper. |
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Keywords: | Orbital debris Debris Composition Materials Breakup Modeling |
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