On-going research of advanced sharp refractory composite leading edges for use on hypersonic air-breathing vehicles is presented in this paper. Intense magnitudes of heating and of heating gradients on the leading edge lead to thermal stresses that challenge the survivability of current material systems. A fundamental understanding of the problem is needed to further design development. Methodology for furthering the technology along with the use of advanced fiber architectures to improve the thermal-structural response is explored in the current work. Thermal and structural finite element analyses are conducted for several advanced fiber architectures of interest. A tailored thermal shock parameter for sharp orthotropic leading edges is identified for evaluating composite material systems. The use of the tailored thermal shock parameter has the potential to eliminate the need for detailed thermal-structural finite element analyses for initial screening of material systems being considered for a leading edge component.


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    Title :

    Sharp Refractory Composite Leading Edges on Hypersonic Vehicles


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    12th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies ; 2003 ; Norfolk, VA, United States


    Publication date :

    2003-01-18


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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