Projectile Shape Effects for Hypervelocity Impact on Space Debris Protection Shield

摘要

Seven shaped-charge hypervelocity impact tests were conducted to evaluate the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) space debris protection stuffed Whipple shield at an approximate velocity of 11km/ sec, which the light gas gun projectile cannot produce. The shape and the characteristics of the shaped-charge jet differ from those of the light gas gun because of the jet generation mechanism.