Gas/Surface interaction study on ceramic matrix composite thermal protection system in the VKI Plasmatron facility

Francesco Panerai, Olivier Chazot, Bernd Helber

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Abstract

An experimental campaign dedicated to the characterization of a silicon carbide based thermal protection system is performed in the Plasmatron wind tunnel at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics. Emissivity, catalycity and oxidation behavior for representative specimens are investigated under a wide set of operating conditions in order to reproduce typical reentry flight situations. Intrusive measurements for flow characterization are used together with infrared techniques and optical emission spectroscopy that provide diagnostic of the test articles surface and the surrounding environment. Experimental data are postprocessed by means of numerical simulations that allow flow enthalpy rebuilding and characterization of the boundary layer chemistry for the different conditions investigated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication42nd AIAA Thermophysics Conference
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.
ISBN (Print)9781624101465
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event42nd AIAA Thermophysics Conference 2011 - Honolulu, HI, United States
Duration: Jun 27 2011Jun 30 2011

Publication series

Name42nd AIAA Thermophysics Conference

Other

Other42nd AIAA Thermophysics Conference 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu, HI
Period6/27/116/30/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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