Thermal Response and Reusability Testing of Advanced Flexible Reusable Surface Insulation and Ceramic RSI Samples at Surface Temperatures to 1,200 F

Abstract

Ten-minute exposure tests were performed on samples of an advanced flexible resuable surface insulation (AFRSI) made of a quartz glass fabric and samples of a ceramic tile reusable surface insulation (RSI). The samples were tested in a wind tunnel aerothermal environment that caused the sample surface to heat to 1,200 F during each exposure. No serious defects in the samples were detected as a result of the exposure. The test technique used provided a suitable aerodynamic heating environment for candidate materials evaluation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA097711

Entities

People

  • E. C. Knox

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cameras
  • Equations
  • Flow Fields
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Hypersonic Wind Tunnels
  • Mach Number
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Surface Temperature
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene