Synergistic reinforcement and multiscaled design of lightweight heat protection and insulation integrated composite with outstanding high-temperature resistance up …

X Jin, C Wu, H Wang, Y Pan, H Huang, W Wang… - … Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Developing lightweight and efficient ablation-resistant materials with thermal insulation and
conformability over 2500° C is extremely important for the thermal protection of hypervelocity …

Experimental investigation on the validity of the local thermal equilibrium assumption in ablative-material response models

S Liu, A Ahmadi-Senichault, C Levet… - Aerospace Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) material response models rely on the
assumption of local thermal equilibrium (LTE) between the solid phase and the gas phase …

Microstructure of pyrolyzing RTV silicone

S Oruganti, NN Mansour, M Panesi… - Polymer Degradation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This works discusses the high temperature decomposition of Room Temperature Vulcanized
(RTV) silicone, an adhesive material used as a gap filler in ablative heatshield for planetary …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal response and pyrolysis behavior of carbon fiber/phthalonitrile composites under one-sided butane flame heating: Experimental and numerical …

J Yang, D Wang, M Li, C Ji, B Wang - Composites Part A: Applied Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work innovatively investigates the one-sided flame heating thermal response
and pyrolysis behavior of carbon fiber/phthalonitrile (Cf/PN) composite laminates. The …

Hydrogen Utilization as a Plasma Source for Magnetohydrodynamic Direct Power Extraction (MHD-DPE)

OA Marzouk - arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.01534, 2024 - arxiv.org
This study explores the suitability of hydrogen-based plasma in direct power extraction
(DPE) as a non-conventional electricity generation method. We apply computational …

Analysis of thermochemical ablation and mechanical erosion of C/C composites based on macro-meso-scale numerical simulation methods

J Yang, J Ge, Z Jing, T Shang, J Liang - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Carbon/carbon (C/C) composites as one of thermal protection materials for
hypersonic vehicles are subjected to extreme thermochemical ablation and mechanical …

Multiphase radiation mechanism based dual-scale ablation model for woven thermal protection materials

H Liang, W Li, X Liang, M Zhu, Z Zhang, Y Li - Composites Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Deep space exploration is a significant focus in the aerospace field, encompassing missions
to celestial bodies such as Mars, Venus, and beyond. During exploration, the thermal …

3D ablation modeling of silicone-coated heatshield compared to MEDLI2 in-flight data

JB Meurisse, G Bellas Chatzigeorgis… - AIAA SCITECH 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-2720. vid Mars 2020 was protected
during atmospheric entry by a heatshield made of Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator …

Effect of porous microstructure and fiber arrangement of thermal protection composites on effective thermal conductivity

F Yang, W Xie, S Meng - Mechanics of Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The inclusions in a high-temperature resistant matrix can significantly influence the radiative
heat transfer of composite materials at elevated temperatures; therefore, the microstructure …

Assessment of Mars 2020 Forebody Heating Predictions with Coupled Material Response

TK West, CO Johnston - AIAA SciTech 2023 Forum, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-0962. vid The objective of this work
was to assess the impact of flow field-material response coupling on reproducing …