Thermal Conductances of Ceramic Insulation Blankets for Re-Entry Vehicles 951577
In the frame of the ESA “Manned Space Transportation Programme” (MSTP) the applicability of flexible insulation blankets as thermal protection system of the conical surface of capsules is investigated. The blankets have to withstand the severe ascent and re-entry aerothermal and aerodynamical environment at temperatures of up to 1200 °C. For this temperature regime ceramic components are to be applied due to their excellent temperature stability and strength properties. In the frame of a comprehensive thermal and structural characterization of these materials thermal conductance measurements are performed on a ceramic fibrous core material and a blanket in this operational temperature range at gas pressures ranging from near vacuum up to ambient conditions.
Citation: Ebeling, W., Fischer, W., Antonenko, J., and Paderin, L., "Thermal Conductances of Ceramic Insulation Blankets for Re-Entry Vehicles," SAE Technical Paper 951577, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/951577. Download Citation
Author(s):
W. - D. Ebeling, W. P. P. Fischer, J. Antonenko, L. Paderin
Affiliated:
Dasa-RI Space Infrastructure
Pages: 11
Event:
International Conference on Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1995 Transactions: Journal of Aerospace-V104-1
Related Topics:
Ceramics
Insulation
Fibers
Gases
Conductivity
Frames
Vacuum
Pressure
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