Compressive response of lightweight ceramic ablators: Phenolic impregnated carbon ablator

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 231-236

  Parmenter, Kelly E ^a   Shuman, Karl ^a   Milstein, Frederick ^a   Szalai, Christine E ^b   Tran, Huy K ^b   Rasky, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CARBON; COAGULATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HARDNESS TESTING; IMPREGNATION; LOADS (FORCES); PHENOLIC RESINS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

LIGHTWEIGHT CERAMIC ABLATORS (LCA);

CERAMIC FIBERS;

EID: 0035269442     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3675     Document Type: Article

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