Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 50, Issue 4, 207(2021)

Thermal Characteristics Analysis and Verification of Primary Supporting Structure for Spaceborne Camera Based on Low Volume SiC/Al Primary Mirror Frame

Weiyan LI1...2, Qunbo LÜ1,2,3, Yangyang LIU1,2,3, Zheng TAN1,2, Jianwei WANG1,2, Na ZHAO1,2,3, Linlin PEI1,2, Jianying SUN1,2, and Xinwen CHEN12 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing00094, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Computational Optical Imagine Technology, CAS, Beijing100094, China
  • 3University of the Chinese of Academy of Science, Beijing100094, China
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    Figures & Tables(19)
    Supporting structures used for spaceborne camera
    Optical structure used for verification
    Three-dimensional structure of primary mirror frame
    Topology optimization of primary mirror frame
    Optimized primary mirror frame
    Primary mirror deformation (TC4 primary frame)
    Primary mirror deformation (SiC/Al primary frame)
    TC4 primary mirror frame temperature
    SiC/Al primary mirror frame temperature
    Camera MTF (TC4 primary mirror frame)
    Camera MTF (SiC/Al primary mirror frame)
    Position of main frame temperature measuring point
    Spaceborne camera thermo-optic experiment
    Target image of camera assembled
    Target image of thermo-optic experiment
    • Table 1. Spaceborne camera parameters used for verification

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      Table 1. Spaceborne camera parameters used for verification

      TypeIndex
      Orbit height/km700
      Width/km≥20
      Original spatial⁃resolution/m2.8
      Processed spatial⁃resolution/m1.4
      Spectral range/nm450~900
      Primary size/mm300
      Weight/kg≤23
      Space size/mmφ400×900
    • Table 2. Material properties for spaceborne camera

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      Table 2. Material properties for spaceborne camera

      Material

      Density ρ

      /(g·cm-3)

      Elastic modulus E

      /Gpa

      Thermal conductivity λ

      /(W·m-1·K)

      Coefficient of Thermal expansionα/(×10-6-1)
      Al2.787012022.7
      TC44.441146.89.2
      15%SiC/Al2.849714017
      4J328.114113.90.65
    • Table 3. Material Performance factors

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      Table 3. Material Performance factors

      Material

      Specific stiffness

      E/ρ

      Thermal stability

      λ/α

      Performance factors

      (E/ρ)(λ/α)

      Al25.25.3133.6
      TC425.70.718
      15%SiC/Al34.28.2280.4
      4J3217.421.4372.4
    • Table 4. Temperature date of primary mirror frame thermo-optic experiment

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      Table 4. Temperature date of primary mirror frame thermo-optic experiment

      Measuring point 1Measuring point 2Measuring point 3Average temperature/℃
      22.021.822.222.0
      21.921.622.121.9
      21.821.622.021.8
      21.621.421.921.6
      21.621.421.821.6
      21.120.921.221.1
      21.120.921.321.1
      21.121.021.321.1
      21.321.121.421.3
      21.321.121.521.3
      21.521.321.621.5
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    Weiyan LI, Qunbo LÜ, Yangyang LIU, Zheng TAN, Jianwei WANG, Na ZHAO, Linlin PEI, Jianying SUN, Xinwen CHEN. Thermal Characteristics Analysis and Verification of Primary Supporting Structure for Spaceborne Camera Based on Low Volume SiC/Al Primary Mirror Frame[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2021, 50(4): 207

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: Sep. 24, 2020

    Accepted: Dec. 8, 2020

    Published Online: May. 11, 2021

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    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20215004.0412001

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