Thermal Modeling and Correlation of the Space Environments Complex Vacuum Chamber and Cryoshroud

Abstract: A thermal model of the Space Environments Complex (SEC) vacuum chamber and cryoshroud has been…

Transient Heater Analysis for Orion Thermal Vacuum Testing

Abstract: The Space Environments Complex (SEC) at NASA’s Plum Brook Station is currently being prepared to…

Through Thickness Thermal Gradients in Thick Laminates During Cure, Influence on Tg and Modulus

Abstract: Carbon fiber composites are materials of great interest to the aerospace industry because of their…

Numerical Modeling of Thermal Stratification in Cryogenic Propellant Tanks

Abstract: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis is performed to investigate liquid blockage in the helium pressure…

Development of a Mesoscale Finite Element Constitutive Model for Fiber Kinking

Abstract: A mesoscale finite element material model is proposed to analyze structures that fail by the…

Overview of the RCAP Presented at the ISRU Thermal Integration Meeting

Abstract: An In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) mission has been proposed for Mars. The ISRU mission would…

An Overview of the Layered and Extensible Aircraft Performance System (LEAPS) Development

Abstract: The Layered and Extensible Aircraft Performance System (LEAPS) is a new sizing and synthesis tool…

Transient Heater Analysis for Orion Thermal Vacuum Testing

Abstract: The Space Environments Complex (SEC) at NASA's Plum Brook Station is currently being prepared to…

NASA GRC Compass Team Conceptual Point Design and Trades of a Hybrid Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP)/Chemical Propulsion Human Mars Deep Space Transport (DST) Vehicle

Abstract: NASA has long been conducting studies which apply different in-space propulsion technology assumptions to the…

Thermal Radiation in the Cryogenic Regime

Abstract: The effectiveness of using a patchTFAWS 2018 – August 20-24, 2018 21• Surroundings added as…