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Degradation of Beta Cloth Covering for a Battery Orbital Replacement Unit in Low Earth OrbitSamples from the beta cloth cover for a battery orbit replaceable unit from the International Space Station (ISS) were characterized using optical and electron microscopy, UV-vis-NIR spectrophotometry, and x-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy. Results showed that in areas where the fabric was exposed to solar radiation the absorptance increased by as much as 20 percent, and the peak difference was in the ultraviolet, indicating that the increased absorptance may have been due to radiation. The emissivity of the material over a temperature range of 300 to 700 K was essentially unchanged.
Document ID
20160014803
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Gaier, James R. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Waters, Deborah L. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Baldwin, Sammantha (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Folz, Angela D. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Loos, Alyssa (Manchester Coll. North Manchester, IN, United States)
Date Acquired
December 22, 2016
Publication Date
December 1, 2016
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Space Radiation
Report/Patent Number
NASA/TM-2016-219404
GRC-E-DAA-TN33887
E-19305
AIAA Paper 2016-5383
Report Number: NASA/TM-2016-219404
Report Number: GRC-E-DAA-TN33887
Report Number: E-19305
Report Number: AIAA Paper 2016-5383
Meeting Information
Meeting: Space 2016
Location: Long Beach, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: September 13, 2016
End Date: September 16, 2016
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 811076.01.04.01.05
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Solar Physics

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