This paper presents recession measurements of arc-jet test articles that simulate an ablator with gap filler and were exposed to various heating profiles. Results were used to derive empirically-based differential recession models used for the baseline sizing of the Orion block heatshield architecture. The profile test conditions represent different local flight environments associated with different regions of the heatshield. Recession measurements were collected during and after arc-jet tests, and the results were used to observe the heating profiles’ effect on differential recession. Arc-jet tests were conducted at the Aerodynamic Heating Facility at NASA Ames Research Center.


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    Title :

    Assessment of Fencing on the Orion Heatshield


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AIAA Thermophysics Conference ; 2016 ; Washington, D.C., United States


    Publication date :

    2016-06-13


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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