Title of article
CFRP lightweight structures for extremely large telescopes
Author/Authors
Niels Christian Jessen، نويسنده , , Hans Ulrik N?rgaard-Nielsen، نويسنده , , J?rgen Schroll، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Pages
7
From page
310
To page
316
Abstract
Telescope structures are traditionally built out of steel. To improve the possibility of realizing the ambitious extremely large telescopes, materials with a higher specific stiffness and a lower coefficient of thermal expansion are needed. An important possibility is Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CFRP). The advantages of using CFRP for the secondary mirror support structure of the European overwhelmingly large telescope are discussed.
Keywords
CFRP , OWL , High stiffness , XLT
Journal title
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
Serial Year
2008
Journal title
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
Record number
1342078
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