Aerotherm Charring Material Thermal Response and Ablation Program, Version 3. Volume 1. Program Description and Sample Problems

Abstract

This two-volume report describes a Fortran IV computer code which computes the transient thermal and ablation response of a charring insulation material structure. The program is for one-dimensional bodies, but can treat a variety of shapes, including planes, cylinders, spheres, and more general thermal 6stream tube6 bodies. The program can treat complex systems including a main ablating material, several charring back-up materials, and a multiple non-charring material back-up structure. The code has seen extensive use for thermal performance studies of ablating heat shields, rocket nozzles, and spacecraft structures. Volume I OF THIS REPORT CONTAINS DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PROBLEM TREATED, THE EQUATIONS SOLVES, THE INPUT INFORMATION REQUIRED OF THE PROGRAM USER, AND THE PROGRAM OUTPUT INFORMATION. It also provides a card-by-card user's input guide and a number of sample problems input and output listings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0875062

Entities

People

  • Carl B. Moyer
  • Mitchell R. Wool

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablative Materials
  • Air Force
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Computer Programs
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Energy
  • Heat Of Formation
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Mass Transfer
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pyrolysis
  • Rocket Engines
  • Thermal Conductivity

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space