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Response of space shuttle surface insulation panels to acoustic pressure

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Vaicaitis, R; Dowell, EH
Published in: Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
January 1, 1977

The free vibration characteristics and dynamic response of reusable space shuttle surface insulation panels to acoustic random pressure fields are studied. The basic analytical approach in formulating the governing equations of motion uses a Rayleigh-Ritz technique. The pressure field is modeled as a stationary Gaussian random process for which the cross-spectral density function is known empirically from experimental measurements. The response calculations are performed in both frequency and time domains. In the time domain analysis, the random noise pressures are simulated on a digital computer and the equations of motion are solved numerically in a Monte Carlo sense. © American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., 1977, All rights reserved.

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Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

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ISSN

0022-4650

Publication Date

January 1, 1977

Volume

14

Issue

12

Start / End Page

739 / 746

Related Subject Headings

  • Aerospace & Aeronautics
  • 4001 Aerospace engineering
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0901 Aerospace Engineering
 

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Vaicaitis, R., & Dowell, E. H. (1977). Response of space shuttle surface insulation panels to acoustic pressure. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 14(12), 739–746. https://doi.org/10.2514/3.57257
Vaicaitis, R., and E. H. Dowell. “Response of space shuttle surface insulation panels to acoustic pressure.” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 14, no. 12 (January 1, 1977): 739–46. https://doi.org/10.2514/3.57257.
Vaicaitis R, Dowell EH. Response of space shuttle surface insulation panels to acoustic pressure. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 1977 Jan 1;14(12):739–46.
Vaicaitis, R., and E. H. Dowell. “Response of space shuttle surface insulation panels to acoustic pressure.” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, vol. 14, no. 12, Jan. 1977, pp. 739–46. Scopus, doi:10.2514/3.57257.
Vaicaitis R, Dowell EH. Response of space shuttle surface insulation panels to acoustic pressure. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 1977 Jan 1;14(12):739–746.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

DOI

ISSN

0022-4650

Publication Date

January 1, 1977

Volume

14

Issue

12

Start / End Page

739 / 746

Related Subject Headings

  • Aerospace & Aeronautics
  • 4001 Aerospace engineering
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0901 Aerospace Engineering