In Situ Measurement of Carbon Fibre/Polyether Ether Ketone Thermal Expansion in Low Earth Orbit

In Situ Measurement of Carbon Fibre/Polyether Ether Ketone Thermal Expansion in Low Earth Orbit

The low Earth orbit (LEO) environment exposes spacecraft to factors that can degrade the dimensional stability of the structure. Carbon Fibre/Polyether Ether Ketone (CF/PEEK) can limit such degradations. However, there are limited in-orbit data on the performance of CF/PEEK. Usage of small satellite...

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Main Authors: Farhan Abdullah, Kei-ichi Okuyama, Isai Fajardo, Naoya Urakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Aerospace
Subjects:
atomic oxygen
coefficient of thermal expansion
carbon fibre
polyether ether ketone (peek)
low earth orbit
ultraviolet
in situ
small satellite
thermal cycle
in-orbit
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/7/4/35

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