Abstract
The oxidation at high Knudsen number of FiberFormR, the matrix material of NASA's Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator, is investigated both experimentally and numerically. The experimental setup consists of a quartz tube through a clamshell heater. Mass loss and recession of carbon preform samples are measured at temperatures between 700 and 1300 K and pressures around 2000 Pa. A volume average fiber-scale oxidation model is used to model the setup and extract the effective reactivity of the material. New values for carbon fiber reactivity are suggested and discussed.
Original language | English |
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State | Published - 2014 |
Event | 52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, SciTech 2014 - National Harbor, MD, United States Duration: Jan 13 2014 → Jan 17 2014 |
Conference
Conference | 52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, SciTech 2014 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | National Harbor, MD |
Period | 1/13/14 → 1/17/14 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Space and Planetary Science
- Aerospace Engineering