This paper presents recent experimental results from arc-jet tests of the Orion heatshield that were conducted at NASA Ames Research Center. Test conditions that simulated a set of heating profiles in time representative of the Orion flight environments were used to observe their effect on Orion's block architecture in terms of differential recession or fencing. Surface recession of arc-jet models was characterized during and after testing to derive fencing profiles used for the baseline sizing of the heatshield. Arc-jet test data show that the block architecture produces varying degrees of fencing.
Assessment of Fencing on the Orion Heatshield
AIAA Thermophysics Conference ; 2016 ; Washington, DC, United States
2016-06-13
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Assessment of Fencing on the Orion Heatshield
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