The necessity of reducing heat transfer to reentry vehicles has led I to the consideration of both radiative and ablation shields. The paper reviews briefly the heating problems for manned vehicles and the means whereby ablation and radiation afford thermal protection. The principal energy disposal and weight parameters are then presented and their relation to the vehicle and trajectory parameters is discussed. A comparative analysis of three types of ablation shield is made and broad conclusions are drawn as to the type of shield most appropriate to manned reentry vehicles.


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    Title :

    Radiation and Ablation Cooling for Manned Reentry Vehicles


    Contributors:
    Roberts, L. (author)

    Publication date :

    1960-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English