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Polymer Foam Materials for Vibration Damping in the Design and Development of the Mobile Thermal Vacuum Test Facility Prototype


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15866/irease.v16i5.22589

Abstract


Since 2019, Riga Technical University, Institute of Aeronautics and Cryogenic and Vacuum Systems Ltd (Ventspils), in partnership, executed the European Regional Development Fund Project No. 1.1.1.1/18/A/133 "Prototype development of transportable in multimodal traffic mobile space testing facility Metamorphosis". During the testing of the prototype, it turned out that significant vibration and shock loads acted on the prototype during movement, and there was a problem with their damping. The problem was successfully solved by using vibration dampers made of polymeric materials. This article describes the situation and the search for a solution and shows how the found solution was technically implemented. The aim of this research is to find assets for vibration damping. As the mobile space testing facility – the truck-mounted vacuum chamber will be subjected to transportation vibration loads that are random in nature. During the initial research stage, it was determined that the mechanical damping system would not be effective and would lead to an unnecessary rise in expenses for the construction of the system. The decision was made to search for a solution in materials that provide excellent damping characteristics and suppress transportation vibration loads. The pressure drop measurements were chosen as a test criterion. The vacuum system was subjected to actual transportation loads on the roads with different conditions. Also, vibration sensors were used to determine vibration levels. After the initial results, the materials for damping were chosen and introduced into the system. The repeated tests showed that transportation vibration loads are perceptibly lower and within permissible limits.
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Mobile Thermal Vacuum Test Complex; Cryogenic Vacuum; Vibration Damper; Foam Materials

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