The behavior of composite materials, specifically carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP), under re-entry conditions poses a problem for orbital debris re-entry risk modeling. Since these materials pyrolyze rather than melt and their different components demise at different rates, modeling their destruction to determine ground impact risk is complex. Modern spacecraft are using these materials in ever-greater quantities owing to their superior strength-to -weight characteristics, and this has required that the orbital debris community improve its understanding of how these materials demise on re-entry.


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    Title :

    Pyrolysis Rate and Yield Strength Reduction in Carbon Fiber and Glass Fiber Composites under Reentry Heating Conditions


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    Conference:

    8th European Conference on Space Debris ; 2021 ; Virtual, DE


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English