GEOS ABM blanket and upper heat shield detail test reports and performance analysis
Abstract
Results of tests carried out on the GEOS Apogee Boost Motors (ABM) blanket and upper thermal shield are presented. Based on the test data, the blanket properties were evaluated in order to assess the design adequacy of the upper thermal shield to withstand a 10 kW/sq m heat flux from the ABM plume during ABM firing and the subsequent soak back due to this plume heating and the ABM nozzle temperature.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- March 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975STIN...7723418H
- Keywords:
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- Blankets;
- Geos Satellites (Esa);
- Heat Shielding;
- Performance Tests;
- Apogee Boost Motors;
- Temperature Control;
- Temperature Profiles;
- Thermal Control Coatings;
- Thermal Protection;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer