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Recent content by SThwaite
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Spacecraft Design Standards
If by standard space vehicle requirements you mean the materials requirements and workmanship specs, these are covered in (endless) documents. The NASA and ESA web-sites are a good place to start. In terms of modular design, many companies do try to work with a basic design which is tried and...- SThwaite
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- Forum: Spacecraft engineering
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Out-gassing of graphite?
Can anyone point me to any data on the out-gassing of high-density (but not pyrolytic) graphite under vacuum? Thanks, Sara- SThwaite
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- Forum: Material engineering general discussion
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FEA software best suited for Sold Works and honeycomb material
I also use COSMOS FE analysis software, and higly recommend it for ease of use. I'm currently looking at CAD import from a variety of CAD packages. I currently use Rhino and have to use the IGES import, but solidworks, ProEng, and a number of other packages are supported directly. Contact Mark...- SThwaite
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- Forum: Finite Element Analysis (FEA) engineering
