Thermal protection blankets, consisting of refractory fiber batting sandwiched between two sheets of woven ceramic fabric, are of interest as a lower cost alternative to rigid tiles for protection of re-entry vehicles. These blankets require a coating on the outer woven sheet that infiltrates and stiffens the fabric to provide an aerodynamic surface. The coating must act as a high temperature starch, without causing embrittlement of the fabric. Advanced coating systems based on monazite, a weak interphase for oxide composites, are being investigated as a means to increase the service temperatures of thermal protection blankets for re-entry space craft. Preliminary evaluations, including chemical compatibility, tensile strengths of coated, heat-treated fibers and fabrics, and durability in a modulated wind tunnel facility have been conducted.


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    Title :

    Ceramic composites for thermal protection systems


    Additional title:

    Keramische Verbundwerkstoffe für thermische Schutzsysteme


    Contributors:
    Davis, J.B. (author) / Marshall, D.B. (author) / Oka, K.S. (author) / Housley, R.M. (author) / Morgan, P.E.D. (author)


    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 4 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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