Carbon foam thermal protection systems for space applications

Engineering Construction and Operations in Challenging Environments Earth and Space 2004: Proceedings of the Ninth Biennial ASCE Aerospace Division International Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 960-967

  Morgan, Dwayne R ^a   Biggers, Sherrill B ^b   Grujicic, Mica ^c  

^a Touchstone Research Laboratory Ltd   (United States)

^b AMRL   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; CFOAM; FEM; Foam; Thermal; TPS

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CARBON; COSTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FOAMS; SPACE SHUTTLES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMOANALYSIS;

CARBON FOAM TECHNOLOGY (CFOAM); FINITE ELEMENT MODEL (FEM); THERMAL; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS (TPS);

SPACE APPLICATIONS;

EID: 1942438959     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40722(153)131     Document Type: Conference Paper

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