Ablative thermal protection systems have experienced renewed interest in the past decade
owing to the retirement of NASA's Space Shuttle fleet and the US presidential mandate to …

Fiber-reinforced aerogel composites (FACs) can be applied to the thermal protection system
of aerospace vehicles, but the ablative recession is unsatisfactory. We report a novel quartz …

Abstract Thermal Protection Materials (TPM) such as carbon/phenolic composites are used
to protect spacecraft structures from extreme conditions. This protection is, in part, achieved …

Material properties and oxidation behavior of low-density felts used as substrates for
conformal carbon/phenolic ablators were compared with those of a rigid carbon fiber …

Material response models for phenolic-based thermal protection systems (TPSs) for
atmospheric entry are limited by the lack of knowledge of the nonequilibrium processes that …

Spacecrafts such as Stardust (NASA, 2006) are protected by an ablative Thermal Protection
System (TPS) for their hypersonic atmospheric entry. A new generation of TPS material …

Abstract Among polymeric Thermal Protection System (TPS) materials, Phenolic
Impregnated Carbon Ablators (PICAs) offer substantial specific weight reduction. A …

Acquiring deep understanding of the pyrolysis process of phenolic resin (PR) and its
mechanism is of pivotal importance to develop new applications. Herein, novolac resin (NR) …

High-purity rayon-based carbon fiber (CF Ray) felt holds significant promise for applications
in thermal protection systems and semiconductor crystal growth furnaces. This study …

Phenolic aerogel composites, as an excellent thermal insulation material, have been used in
aerospace to resist extreme working conditions of severe heating and intense mechanical …