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Recovery Spray Shield
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV)
P/A Module Recovery Spray Shield (RSS)
Tasks:
Design, Analysis, and Fabrication of Full Scale RSS to Demonstrate Feasibility of P/A Module Components in Water Recovery. Key Interfaces: Skirt Storage, Inflation System, Parachute Riser Termination Fitting (RTF), Timing Sequencer.
Performance:
Computer Modeling of Complex Geometries and Stepped Inflation at 2300 cf/min of He to 5 psi Shield Pressure.
Sequence was Validated by Successful Boeing Sea Drops in the Gulf of Mexico. Ventry = 20ft/s

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