Silicone polymer composites for thermal protection of naval launching system

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 904-919

  Koo, Joseph H ^a,e   Miller, Mark J ^b,f   Weispfenning, Jon ^c,g   Blackmon, Charles ^d,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b BAE SYSTEMS   (United States)

^c CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC   (United States)

^d NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^e The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^f US Combat Systems   (United States)

^g Technology Manager Ablatives and Carbon Carbon Materials   (United States)

^h Dahlgren Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; ROCKETS; SILICONES; SOFTWARE TESTING; WEAR RESISTANCE; WELL TESTING;

ABRASION RESISTANT; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; LAUNCHING SYSTEMS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; SILICONE POLYMERS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL PROTECTION; THERMAL PROTECTION MATERIAL;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84055190589     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.46534     Document Type: Article

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