Wind Tunnel Tests of the Space Shuttle Foam Insulation with Simulated Debonded Regions. Addendum.

Abstract

Wind tunnel tests of the Space Shuttle External Tank foam insulation, with simulated lightning protectors, were conducted in the von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility Tunnel C. The tests were conducted to examine three lightning conductive coating materials for debris production potential in simulated convective heating environments. The material samples were tested using the wedge technique. The tests were run at a free-stream Mach number 10 and a free stream total temperature of 1,900 R. The wedge angle was varied to provide test conditions which were representative of those expected during launch. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109567

Entities

People

  • K. W. Nutt
  • L. A. Ticatch

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Engineering
  • Free Stream
  • Gas Dynamics
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Materials
  • Photographs
  • Space Flight
  • Space Shuttles
  • Test Facilities
  • United States
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

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  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster