Thermal response of integral multicomponent composite thermal protection systems
Abstract
Integral-multicomponent thermal-protection materials are discussed in terms of their thermal response to an arc-jet airstream. In-depth temperature measurements are compared with predictions from a one-dimensional, finite-difference code using calculated thermal conductivity values derived from an engineering model. The effect of composition, as well as the optical properties of the bonding material between components, on thermal response is discussed. The performance of these integral-multicomponent composite materials is compared with baseline Space Shuttle insulation.
- Publication:
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AIAA, 20th Thermophysics Conference
- Pub Date:
- June 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985thph.confW....S
- Keywords:
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- Aerothermodynamics;
- Fiber Composites;
- Reentry Shielding;
- Spacecraft Reentry;
- Thermal Protection;
- Finite Difference Theory;
- Space Shuttle Orbiters;
- Thermal Conductivity;
- Thermal Insulation;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer