Laser Interaction with TBR Materials,
Abstract
In a number of areas the Army has need for high-temperature, heat-shielding materials that retain shape and structural integrity in severe thermal environments. Some applications are the throat of a jet engine or the interior of a rocket combustion chamber. We have been examining the response of a number of composite materials to a high-energy-flux environment using a welding laser instead of the arc furnaces of earlier studies. A laser is a clean, well-defined energy source. If used with an air stream or an exhaust system to remove pyrolytic products and debris, we can isolate the action of energy flux from secondary effects and reduce scatter in data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA090429
Entities
People
- Janet S. Perkins
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory