Environmental Testing of Closed Pore Insulation (CPI). II. Salt Spray Testing,

Abstract

A series of tests was performed on Grumman-developed surface insulation material, CPI, to demonstrate its suitability for the shuttle orbiter thermal protection system. Salt spray testing was done to determine the effect of sea water mist of CPI's performance during simulated re-entry thermal cycling. This type of testing is mandatory because of the sea coast environment of Cape Kennedy where the shuttle will be launched. CPI-4 was tested and the results gave a good indication of the type and degree of degradation to be expected in actual use. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0757424

Entities

People

  • Carl Feldman
  • Michael Russak

Organizations

  • Grumman

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorbers (Materials)
  • Degradation
  • Environment
  • Insulation
  • Materials
  • Sea Water
  • Water

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space