Felt reusable surface insulation was used extensively on leeward external surfaces of the shuttle Orbiter, where the material is reusable for temperatures up to 670 K. For application on leeward surfaces of the Orion multipurpose crew vehicle, where predicted temperatures reach 1620 K, the material functions as a pyrolyzing conformable ablator. An arcjet test series was conducted to assess the performance of multilayer felt reusable surface insulation at high temperatures, and a thermal-response, pyrolysis, and ablation model was developed. Model predictions compare favorably with the arcjet test data.
Arcjet Testing and Thermal Model Development for Multilayer Felt Reusable Surface Insulation
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets ; 51 , 2 ; 397-411
2014-01-31
15 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Reusable Multilayer Insulation Development
AIAA | 1975
|Coated-felt thermal insulation
NTRS | 1979
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