A fail-safe-system concept was studied as an alternative to a redundant active cooling system for supersonic and hypersonic aircraft which use the heat sink of liquid-hydrogen fuel for cooling the aircraft structure. This concept consists of an abort maneuver by the aircraft and a passive thermal protection system (TPS) for the aircraft skin. The abort manuever provides a low-heat-load descent from normal cruise speed to a lower speed at which cooling is unnecessary, and the passive TPS allows the aircraft skin to absorb the abort heat load without exceeding critical skin temperature. On the basis of results obtained, it appears that this fail-safe-system concept warrants further consideration, inasmuch as a fail-safe system could possibly replace a redundant active cooling system with no increase in weight and would offer other potential advantages. (Author)


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    Title :

    Fail-Safe System for Activity Cooled Supersonic and Hypersonic Aircraft


    Contributors:
    R. A. Jones (author) / D. O. Braswell (author) / C. B. Richie (author)

    Publication date :

    1975


    Size :

    21 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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