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Radome is one of the most important sections of a missile. It houses the seeker. Choice of material and thickness of wall are controlled primarily by electronic requirements, while definition of shape is influenced by aerodynamic and packaging-space demands. After a preliminary radome design, it needs to be evaluated for its ability to withstand severe flight environments. Structural and thermal loads are the two most important flight environmental factors. The present paper discusses the evaluation of stresses due to structural and thermal loads and experimental verification. A comparative study is carried out to evaluate criticality of structural loads against thermal loads.
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References
Dailey, G. and Mallalieu, R. C., "Structural and Electrical Performance Considerations in the Design of Multi Band Radomes", DTIC March 1980.
Sues, R. P. and Weckesser, L.B., "Radome Thermal Design for a Mach 4 missile", July-August 1964, APL Technical Digest, AD A111795.
Cary, R. H., "Avionic Radome Materials" National Technical Information Service U.S., Department of Commerce, AD A007 954.
Zhou, L. C., Pei, Y. M., Zhang, R. B. and Fang, D. N., "Optimal Design for Broad Band Radome Wall with Symmetrical Graded Porous Structure", Progress in Electromagnetic Research, Vol.127, 2012, pp.1-14.
Vijayakumar, G., "A Report on the Methodology for Kinetic Heating Analysis", No.:DRDL / DOP / HTD / 2007-190 dated 26.02.2007.
Holman, J. P., "Heat Transfer", 8th Edition, Mc Graw-Hill Book Co., 1997.