Charles West
Electrical
- Nov 6, 2020
- 9
Hello,
I'm looking into the feasibility of improving the performance of momentum exchange tethers and rotary launchers using new materials. Both of these applications are strongly limited by the maximum specific strength you can get and relatively insensitive to cost ($100,000 per kg might be reasonable even for large applications if the material is strong/light enough).
If I may ask, does anyone know of a commercially available fiber with a higher specific strength than Toray T1100G? Alternatively, have you read any papers about new materials with a higher specific strength that could realistically be turned into a functional cable?
Thanks,
Charlie West
P.S.
I've attached a 1995 paper about rotary launchers so you can see (if you want) how strongly limited they are by cable strength.
I'm looking into the feasibility of improving the performance of momentum exchange tethers and rotary launchers using new materials. Both of these applications are strongly limited by the maximum specific strength you can get and relatively insensitive to cost ($100,000 per kg might be reasonable even for large applications if the material is strong/light enough).
If I may ask, does anyone know of a commercially available fiber with a higher specific strength than Toray T1100G? Alternatively, have you read any papers about new materials with a higher specific strength that could realistically be turned into a functional cable?
Thanks,
Charlie West
P.S.
I've attached a 1995 paper about rotary launchers so you can see (if you want) how strongly limited they are by cable strength.
