Research on Refurbishable Thermostructural Panels for Manned Lifting Entry Vehicles.

Abstract

Studies have been conducted on a group of candidate materials and structural concepts applicable to refurbishable composite ablative thermostructural heat shield panel configurations for manned lifting entry vehicles. Although some relatively advanced material concepts were briefly considered, only off the shelf materials with overall state of the art capability were selected. Practical design implications associated with the use of refurbishable heat shield panel concepts, such as panel size constraints, configuration of joints, substrate panel support interactions, heat short effects associated with the panel support system, and fabrication and cost aspects, have been evaluated and integrated into the selection of a recommended thermostructural panel configuration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1966
Accession Number
ADA307625

Entities

People

  • A. H. Laporte

Organizations

  • Glenn L. Martin Company

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablative Materials
  • Cellular Structures
  • Fabrication
  • Heat Transfer
  • Laminated Plastics
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Quality Control
  • Resins
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermal Properties

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