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Cassini/Titan-4 Acoustic Blanket Development and TestingNASA Lewis Research Center recently led a multi-organizational effort to develop and test verify new acoustic blankets. These blankets support NASA's goal in reducing the Titan-4 payload fairing internal acoustic environment to allowable levels for the Cassini spacecraft. To accomplish this goal a two phase acoustic test program was utilized. Phase One consisted of testing numerous blanket designs in a flat panel configuration. Phase Two consisted of testing the most promising designs out of Phase One in a full scale cylindrical payload fairing. This paper will summarize this highly successful test program by providing the rationale and results for each test phase, the impacts of this testing on the Cassini mission, as well as providing some general information on blanket designs.
Document ID
19960047134
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hughes, William O. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
McNelis, Anne M. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1996
Subject Category
Launch Vehicles And Space Vehicles
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-107266
NAS 1.15:107266
E-10331
Report Number: NASA-TM-107266
Report Number: NAS 1.15:107266
Report Number: E-10331
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Technical Meeting and Exposition
Location: Orlando, FL
Country: United States
Start Date: May 12, 1996
End Date: May 16, 1996
Sponsors: Institute of Environmental Sciences
Accession Number
96N32897
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 256-00-00
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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