DOAJ Open Access 2022

Conformal Satellite Tanks—Printed Plastics and Fluid Interactions

Alexander Bauer Alexander Burnicki Marco Eßer Äantas Kesten Ermanno Manca +6 lainnya

Abstrak

Initial experiments in the design process of a novel 3D printed conformal propellant tank for small satellites are conducted. Contact angle measurements of static colored water droplets on printed PLA, PMMA, and PETG sample plates are performed. Additionally, the optical characteristics of transparent printed tanks of two to five millimeter wall thickness and with three illumination setups are evaluated. The results indicate that the influence of fluorescein as a colorant in the useful concentration only slightly affects the contact angle measurements. The combination of well scattered UV light and use the smallest possible wall thicknesses, on the order of two millimeters, made out of PLA provides the best visibility. These findings enable the development of a printed conformal tank design with an integrated PMD.

Topik & Kata Kunci

Thermodynamics Descriptive and experimental mechanics

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Alexander Bauer

Alexander Burnicki

Marco Eßer

Äantas Kesten

Ermanno Manca

Niklas Meyners

Tim Lukas Kirsch

Till Siebert

Ana Stankovic

Benedict Grefen

Enrico Stoll

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Bauer, A., Burnicki, A., Eßer, M., Kesten, Ä., Manca, E., Meyners, N. et al. (2022). Conformal Satellite Tanks—Printed Plastics and Fluid Interactions. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids7080265

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Tahun Terbit: 2022
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.3390/fluids7080265
Akses: Open Access ✓