Carbon-phenolic ablative materials for re-entry space vehicles: Plasma wind tunnel test and finite element modeling

Materials and Design

Volumn 90, Issue , 2016, Pages 1170-1180

  Paglia, L ^a   Tirillo J ^a   Marra, F ^a   Bartuli, C ^a   Simone, A ^b   Valente, T ^a   Pulci, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b THALES ALENIA SPACE ITALIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ablation; FE modeling; Lightweight ablative materials; Plasma Wind Tunnel (PWT) test; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ABLATIVE MATERIALS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; EROSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT FLUX; PYROLYSIS; REENTRY; TESTING;

EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FE MODEL; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; PLASMA WIND TUNNELS; SURFACE INSULATION; SURFACE RECESSION; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM;

WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 84952360606     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.11.066     Document Type: Article

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