LEADING EDGE AND NOSE CAP MATERIALS-PYROLYTIC GRAPHITE

Abstract

A fatigue test of one grade of pyrolytic graphite at room temperature is described, and the resulting preliminary S-N curve is presented. This is the first such data obtained as far as is known. Also described is a test of pyrolytic graphite hemispheres in the Janus Arc Tunnel, a unique facility which can simulate closely glide re-entry heating. The thermodynamic capability of both the tunnel and the material was thereby demonstrated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1961
Accession Number
AD0600907

Entities

People

  • H. Morgan

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Conductivity
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Heat Energy
  • Heating
  • High Temperature
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Leading Edges
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Nose Caps
  • Oxidation Resistance
  • Radiation
  • Stagnation Point
  • Structural Components
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Materials Science and Engineering.