A series of studies were conducted to assess the ablation performance of the Pioneer F/SNAP 19 heat source for various analytical thermochemical and mechanical erosion models. One of the specific objectives of this study was to evaluate the oxidation cutoff concept employed in past reentry safety analyses versus more physically representative oxidation models.
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