The design of a probe heat shield must be performed in the early stage of the development as it is a major mass budget consumer in competition with the payload needs. The Sepcore TPS is a mass saving solution able to be design adapted to several mission profiles. The Sepcore main characteristics and manufacturing technologies are described herein. The concept principle basically consists of a thin ablative material heat shield fixed onto a high temperature resistant CMC structure which protects a light insulant. A manufacturing feasibility mock-up, representative of a probe heat-shield nose-cap section is presented. The C-SiC structure is based on the latest Hermes developments, including low cost and short time manufacturing process.
The Sepcore TPS concept: a lightweight modular thermostructural heat shield for atmospheric and planetary entry systems
Das Sepcore-TPC-Konzept: Ein leichtes modulares Wärmeschutzschild für atmosphärische und planetarische Eintrittsysteme
1994
8 Seiten, 13 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 9 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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