Material Characterization of Shuttle Thermal Protection System for Impact Analyses

Lu, Wei‐Yang; Antoun, Bonnie R.; Korellis, John S.; Scheffel, Simon; Lee, M. Y.; Hardy, Robert; Costin, L.S.

doi:10.2514/1.9118

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“…Technical ceramics are among the most important high-performance materials in all fields of technology. In the aerospace section, the black and white heat protection tiles of the space shuttles are probably the best-known application [1]. Ceramic thermal barrier coatings in metallic rocket engines and turbines have also been established for many years.…”

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Study on CerAMfacturing of Novel Alumina Aerospike Nozzles by Lithography-based Ceramic Vat Photopolymerization (CerAM VPP)

Schwarzer-Fischer¹,

Sieder-Katzmann²,

Abel³

et al. 2022

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Advanced ceramics are recognized as key enabling materials possessing combinations of properties not achievable in other material classes. They are characterized by very high thermal, chemical and mechanical resistance and also usually have a lower density than metals. These properties predestine ceramics for many different applications, especially space applications.In the aerospace sector aerospike nozzles promise performance and application advantages compared to classic bell nozzles but are also inherently more complex to manufacture due to their shape. AM methods drastically simplify or even enable the fabrication of those complex structures while minimising the number of individual parts. The applicability of ceramic AM (“CerAMfacturing”) on rocket engines and especially nozzles is consequently investigated in the frame of the “MACARONIS” project, a cooperation of the Institute of Aerospace Engineering at Technische Universität Dresden and the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) in Dresden. The goal is to develop novel large size aerospike thrust nozzles including areas of highest resolution and fineness. Finding a suitable AM process that enables the realisation of both aspects is extremely challenging. One possibility could be the hybridization of shaping methods, in that case CerAM VPP (ceramic additive manufacturing via vat photopolymerization) and CerAM FFF (ceramic additive manufacturing via fused filament fabrication) in combination with sinter joining. This contribution focuses on the high resolution CerAM VPP process, in particular the development, characterization and testing of a new photoreactive Al2O3 suspension validated by AM of novel aerospike nozzles.

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Study on CerAMfacturing of Novel Alumina Aerospike Nozzles by Lithography-based Ceramic Vat Photopolymerization (CerAM VPP)

Schwarzer-Fischer¹,

Sieder-Katzmann²,

Abel³

et al. 2022

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“…As a new type of fibrous high temperature resistant material, inorganic ceramic fiber has developed rapidly in recent years, it has the advantages of light weight, high temperature resistance and good thermal stability, which provides conditions for its application in the field of aerospace thermal protection [4] . The ceramic fiber felt is made of inorganic ceramic fiber by nonwovens, the commonly used high temperature resistant fibers are quartz fiber, high silica fiber, mullite fiber, alumina fiber, zirconia fiber, carbon fiber and graphite fiber, especially the former three fibers are most widely used.…”

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Performance Comparison of Aerospace High-Temperature Resistant Ceramic Fiber Felt

Guo¹,

Su²,

Wu³

et al. 2021

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Be aimed at the development and application of aerospace high-temperature resistant ceramic fiber felt, in this paper, as the common ceramic fiber felt in the field of high temperature resistance, quartz fiber felt, high silica fiber felt and mullite fiber felt were compared. The microstructure, thermal insulation, temperature resistance and mechanical properties were analyzed respectively, the performance advantages and disadvantages of three kinds of ceramic fiber felt were given, and its internal causes were studied. The results show that, the temperature resistance of mullite fiber felt is better than that of quartz fiber felt and high silica fiber felt, mainly due to its polycrystalline mullite structure, the thermal insulation performance of mullite fiber felt and high silica fiber felt is better than quartz fiber felt at high temperature, mainly due to the thermal reflection of polycrystalline mullite and the small pore structure of high silica fiber felt, the compressibility of quartz fiber felt is better than high silica fiber felt and mullite fiber felt.

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Study on helium impingement cooling for a sharp leading edge subject to aerodynamic heating

Zhu

Zhao

2016

Applied Thermal Engineering

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Material Characterization of Shuttle Thermal Protection System for Impact Analyses

Cited by 10 publications

References 3 publications

Study on CerAMfacturing of Novel Alumina Aerospike Nozzles by Lithography-based Ceramic Vat Photopolymerization (CerAM VPP)

Study on CerAMfacturing of Novel Alumina Aerospike Nozzles by Lithography-based Ceramic Vat Photopolymerization (CerAM VPP)

Performance Comparison of Aerospace High-Temperature Resistant Ceramic Fiber Felt

Study on helium impingement cooling for a sharp leading edge subject to aerodynamic heating

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