Investigation of oxidation protected C/C heat shield material in different plasma wind tunnels

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-108

  Auweter Kurtz, M ^a   Hilfer, G ^a   Habiger, H ^a   Yamawaki, K ^b   Yoshinaka, T ^b   Speckmann, H D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c Deutsche Agentur R   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBERS; CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; OXIDATION; PLASMAS; REENTRY; SILICA; SILICON CARBIDE; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; WIND TUNNELS;

HEAT SHIELD MATERIALS; PLASMA WIND TUNNELS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0033365804     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(99)00114-9     Document Type: Article

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