Manufacturing of thin-shell offset demonstrator reflector

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Title:	Manufacturing of thin-shell offset demonstrator reflector
Authors:	Soykasap, O. Karakaya, S. Türkmen, Durmuş
Keywords:	Composites Reflectors Resin infusion Shells Carbon/epoxy Focal lengths High precision Integral part Manufacturing cost Monolithic structures Offset distances Reflector structures Reflector surfaces Vacuum assisted resin infusions Composite materials Manufacture Materials testing Mirrors Resins Reflection
Abstract:	This paper presents manufacturing and testing of a 1/3-scaled demonstrator of a full-scale thin-shell reflector. The demonstrator reflector is an offset reflector with a diameter of 2 m, and a focal length of 1.6 m, and an offset distance of 0.1 m. The reflector structure is a simple monolithic structure, and consists of a reflector surface and a skirt. The skirt is an integral part of the reflector and used to stiffen the reflector. The demonstrator is made of plain-woven carbon/epoxy by vacuum assisted resin infusion process. It is aimed that the manufactured reflector has a low manufacturing cost, a high precision surface, and demonstrates capability of folding and deploying. © (2012) Trans Tech Publications.
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/11499/8683 https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.445.514
ISBN:	10226680 (ISSN) 9783037853467
Appears in Collections:	Mühendislik Fakültesi Koleksiyonu Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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