Techniques and systems are used to fabricate a thermal protection systems (TPS) for placement on various parts of a structure, such as a spacecraft. The TPS may comprise syntactic foam as a spray-on foam insulation (SOFI), which may be sprayed onto a surface. Alternatively, the TPS may comprise syntactic foam that is applied as preformed panels that are adhered or mechanically attached to a surface. Performance of a syntactic foam may be improved by including an aluminosilicate nanotube material, such as halloysite nanotubes, in a matrix material. The halloysite nanotubes may be hydrated and treated with a silane couplant before being mixed into the matrix material, which may be a two-part silicone based syntactic insulator material, for example. The halloysite nanotubes, in addition to acting as a filler and reinforcement for the syntactic insulator material, release water during oblation, thus contributing to the effectiveness of a TPS.


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    Title :

    ALUMINOSILICATE REINFORCED SILICONE SYNTACTIC THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM


    Contributors:
    KOPYSC ADAM (author)

    Publication date :

    2025-03-06


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    C08J Verarbeitung , WORKING-UP / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / C08K Verwendung von anorganischen oder nichtmakromolekularen organischen Stoffen als Zusatzstoffe , USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES AS COMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS / C08L COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS , Massen auf Basis makromolekularer Verbindungen



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