Ablative materials are at the base of entire aerospace industry; these sacrificial materials are
used to manage the heat shielding of propulsion devices (such as liquid and Solid Rocket …

Carbon-bonded carbon fiber (CBCF) composites are considered as one of the most
promising candidates in thermal insulation applications owing to their lightweight, low …

A novel lightweight needled carbon fibre felt/phenolic resin (NCF-PR) aerogel composite
was fabricated through vacuum impregnation using NCF as matrix and PR aerogels as filler …

Ablative composites are highly endothermic sacrificial thermal protection materials that are
indispensable to the aerospace industry. Polymeric ablatives are the most versatile and the …

We study the ablation and transient pyrolysis outgassing of the carbon-phenolic ablators
AQ61 and Asterm in air and nitrogen plasmas. We investigate their resistance to high …

A novel lightweight phenolic resin/silicone (PR-Si) hybrid aerogel composite was fabricated
through vacuum impregnation using PR-Si hybrid aerogels as matrix and low density (0.184 …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-1338. vid Inductively coupled
plasma wind tunnels accurately replicate the harsh conditions that hypersonic vehicles …

This thesis focuses on the coupling between flow, ablation, and radiation phenomena
encountered in the stagnation region of atmospheric entry vehicles with carbon-phenolic …

Carbon-bonded carbon fiber (CBCF) composites are a cost-effective solution for the
production of low-density carbon-phenolic Thermal Protection Systems (TPS). This new TPS …

Simulations of atmospheric entry of spacecraft and satellites require accurate knowledge of
thermo-physical properties such as heat capacity in a wide temperature range. However, the …