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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2008
Raj K. Kaul, Owens Cross Roads, AL (US);
Abdulnasser Fakhri Barghouty, Madison, AL (US);
Benjamin G. Penn, Madison, AL (US);
Anthony Bruce Hulcher, New Market, AL (US);
Raj K. Kaul, Owens Cross Roads, AL (US);
Abdulnasser Fakhri Barghouty, Madison, AL (US);
Benjamin G. Penn, Madison, AL (US);
Anthony Bruce Hulcher, New Market, AL (US);
Abstract
A cosmic and solar radiation shielding structure that also has structural attributes is comprised of three layers. The first layer is 30-42 percent by volume of ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW) polyethylene fibers, 18-30 percent by volume of graphite fibers, and a remaining percent by volume of an epoxy resin matrix. The second layer is approximately 68 percent by volume of UHMW polyethylene fibers and a remaining percent by volume of a polyethylene matrix. The third layer is a ceramic material.