Aerothermal Tests of the Thermal Protection System Materials for the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters and Solid Rocket Motors.

Abstract

Samples of insulation materials under consideration for use on the various protuberances of the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters and Solid Rocket Motors were tested to evaluate their survivability at simulated flight heating levels. Heat transfer calibration data were obtained by the use of the thin-skin technique on several protuberance configurations. All tests were conducted in the VKF Tunnel C. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA081970

Entities

People

  • John O. Ievalts

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Booster Rocket Engines
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Reduction
  • Free Stream
  • Heat Transfer
  • Instrumentation
  • Mach Number
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Rocket Engines
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster