Heat Shield Concepts and Materials for Reentry Vehicles.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to discuss thermal protection systems and the Thermantic Structure developed by Aeronca Manufacturing Corporation, to withstand temperatures in excess of 3000 F for extended periods of time (approximately one hour) and to resist severe noise and dynamic loads associated with space vehicle flight. The heat shield, made of a low density ceramic foam reinforced with a honeycomb cell structure, is capable of maintaining an internal temperature suitable for the survival of both man and sensitive equipment. The thermantic structure uses a conventional load bearing panel fabricated from alloy sheets brazed to stainless steel honeycomb and this panel brazed to the ceramic honeycomb reinforcement. This ''Astroshield'' concept offers the combined advantages of high temperature resistance, lightweight, thermal shock resistance, chemical stability and high strength. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 15, 1963
Accession Number
AD0439449

Entities

People

  • W. Niehaus

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablation
  • Ablative Materials
  • Aerospace Craft
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Composite Materials
  • Energy Transfer
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Shields
  • Heat Transfer
  • Latent Heat
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Spacecraft
  • Supersonic Aircraft
  • Thermodynamics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space