PERFORMANCE OF SEVERAL ABLATION MATERIALS IN SIMULATED PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES

The thermal protection by ablation of vehicles entering simulated planetary atmospheres was the subject of the present study. The capability for such a study was provided by the Space Sciences Laboratory's tandem Gerdien arc-a high purity, high enthalpy design, adapted to free jet testing. Well...

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Main Authors: Sheridan, R A, Diaconis, N S, Warren, W R
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ABLATION
ARGON
Astronautics
CARBON ARC LAMPS
CARBON DIOXIDE
ENTHALPY
GRAPHITE
NITROGEN
NYLON
SPACE SIMULATION CHAMBERS
TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE RESINS
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CARBON DIOXIDE
ENTHALPY
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NITROGEN
NYLON
SPACE SIMULATION CHAMBERS
TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE RESINS
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