Experimental simulation of the space re-entry environment for a carbon/silicon carbide compsite and the effect on its properties

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2630-2633

  Zhang, Yani ^a   Zhang, Litong ^a   Cheng, Laifei ^a   Xu, Yongdong ^a   Zhao, Donglin ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OXIDATION; SILICON CARBIDE;

ENTHALPY COMBUSTION CHAMBER; EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATION; SILICON CARBIDE COMPOSITES; SPACE RE-ENTRY ENVIRONMENT;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 34547702411     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2007.01755.x     Document Type: Article

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