How to repair a dented carbon fiber dish : CompositesWorld
Canada’s National Research Council (NRC, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada) took a big step on May 7 when it successfully mounted the DVA-1 Primary Dish onto its telescope pier. DVA-1 is a prototype antenna for the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project.Built just outside of Penticton, the giant radio dish (or reflector), measures 15m/49.2 ft in diameter and weighs in at 8.7 metric tons (with metallic support structure) and is the first of its kind to be made with a single carbon fiber composite structure.
