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 …

Laser ablation behaviors of C/SiC composites were examined in a hypersonic wind tunnel.
Parallel laser ablation tests under static air were also conducted, and the ablation behaviors …

Carbon/carbon composites doped with zirconium carbide were prepared by a three-step
process. Carbon fiber felts were first immersed in a zirconium oxychloride solution, followed …

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 …

Ablation of zirconium carbide (ZrC) modified carbon/carbon (C/C) composites was tested by
an oxyacetylene torch. The formation of zirconia from the oxidation of ZrC improves the …

A CRITICAL problem in the design of thermal protection systems (TPSs) for planetary probes
and space vehicles is the choice of a heat-shield material and its associated material …

Ablative materials are used in thermal protection systems for atmospheric re-entry vehicle
heat shields. A detailed chemical equilibrium heat and mass transport model for porous …

Ablation of needled carbon/carbon (C/C) composite nozzle-throats was studied by hot-fire
testing in a small solid rocket motor. The composition of the combustion gases was …

The ablation characteristics of 2.5 D SiC/SiC composites under ultra-high temperatures were
studied using an oxy-acetylene torch flame. The results showed that the ablation region …

This work employs non-equilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) simulations to examine the
applicability of four kinds of interatomic potential models: the Tersoff, the REBO, the opt …