Better Yet! "In the present invention, layered cloth elements are disposed and located intermediate of the outer bumper wall and the rearward wall. The layered cloth elements include a ceramic cloth disposed in a facing relationship to the bumper wall. "Ceramic cloth" is herein defined as a pliable material made by weaving, felting, embedding or knitting ceramic fibers, threads and/or filaments in to a fabric. "Ceramic" is defined herein as a material composed of metal oxides such as aluminum oxide, silicon dioxide, boron oxide and other metal oxides. The ceramic cloth provides an impact shock layer which has significant strength and flexibility at high temperatures for extended time periods. The purpose of the ceramic cloth is to shock and break up an incoming particle and disperse it in a spray form.
In juxtaposition with the ceramic cloth is a high strength cloth disposed in facing relationship to the rearward wall. A "high strength cloth" is defined herein as a pliable material made by weaving, felting, embedding or knitting high strength/low weight fibers, threads and/or filament. "High strength/low weight" is defined herein as a fiber, thread and/or filament having a specific strength greater than 9×106 inches (where specific strength=fiber ultimate tensile strength/fiber density) for units of pounds force per square inch divided by pounds (mass) per cubic inch. The high strength cloth provides a capability to disperse for ultimate tensile strength and retard the fragment spray cloud or fragments resulting from penetration of the ceramic cloth before impact with the rearward wall. " Jerry Flaherty ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Davis To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 2:55 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Space station moves to avoid debris see http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5610363-description.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Gerald Flaherty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Rob McCafferty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Space station moves to avoid debris Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:38:42 -0500 >I'm "shocked" that such a "meager" device can successfully protect against >high velocity impacts from debris? Why does it vaporize and not continue >through? >The gel in the Stardust collector showed particles penetrating several >millimeters into the material. >I see that the gel and the foil are different materials, the former meant to >collect but a centimeter sized particle traveling at those speeds?? >Help. >Jerry Flaherty >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Darren Garrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Rob McCafferty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> >Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 12:36 PM >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Space station moves to avoid debris > > > > On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 07:22:36 -0800 (PST), you wrote: > > > >> > >>> > >>> Does anyone know more about the 'anti-meteorite > >>> system' that protects the ISS from being > >>> struck? 'Shields Up Scotty!' > >>> > >>I believe it's as simple as a couple of layers of > >>baking foil mounted over the main body of the station. > >>The foil and impactor are vaporised by the impact and > >>the vapour cannot penetrate do damage to the > >>habitation modules. I believe the whole skin of the > > > > The term is "Whipple shield" or "Whipple barrier" > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipple_shield > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >______________________________________________ >Meteorite-list mailing list >Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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