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NASA NTRS · 19970016213

Enhanced Whipple Shield

Abstract

A hypervelocity impact (HVI) Whipple Shield and a method for shielding a wall from penetration by high velocity particle impacts where the Whipple Shield is comprised of spaced apart inner and outer metal sheets or walls with an intermediate cloth barrier arrangement comprised of ceramic cloth and high strength cloth which are interrelated by ballistic formulae.

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Crews, Jeanne L., Christiansen, Eric L., Williamsen, Joel E., Robinson, Jennifer R., Nolen, Angela M.. 1997-03-11. Enhanced Whipple Shield. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19970016213

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