Among all the ground test facilities that have been developed over the past 7 decades for testing TPS, arc jet ranks as the most flight relevant and extensively used test facility in the history of TPS development in the US. Arc Jet facilities played, and continue to play, a critical role not only in the early screening and selection of TPS materials, but more importantly, in the flight vehicle integrated development and in the flight qualification.


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    Title :

    Arc Jet Test Facilities


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    Publication date :

    2020-06-30


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    Article/Chapter (Book)


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    Language :

    English




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