Open AccessModelling the destruction process of a thermal reactor by man-made space debris impact
Author(s) -
A. E. Kraus,
E. I. Kraus,
И. И. Шабалин
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1404/1/012027
Subject(s) - debris , spacecraft , hull , thermal , space debris , transient (computer programming) , process (computing) , nuclear engineering , shell (structure) , materials science , mechanics , environmental science , engineering , physics , aerospace engineering , computer science , composite material , meteorology , operating system
The three-dimensional transient problem of the interaction of artificial space debris particles (steel bolt M12) with a spacecraft model reactor is solved. Two cases of interaction are considered, the first is the reactor filled with water, and the second is the empty reactor. The calculations show that the impact of a high-speed steel bolt on the reactor with water at a speed of 11.17 m/s leads to the reactor failure. A water-free reactor obtains catastrophic damage to the hull shell and fuel cells.