Science and technology of polymeric ablative materials for thermal protection systems and propulsion devices: A review
Ablative materials are at the base of entire aerospace industry; these sacrificial materials are
used to manage the heat shielding of propulsion devices (such as liquid and Solid Rocket …
used to manage the heat shielding of propulsion devices (such as liquid and Solid Rocket …
Porous-material analysis toolbox based on OpenFOAM and applications
The Porous-material Analysis Toolbox based on OpenFOAM is a fully portable OpenFOAM
library. It is implemented to test innovative multiscale physics-based models for reacting …
library. It is implemented to test innovative multiscale physics-based models for reacting …
Experimental investigation on the validity of the local thermal equilibrium assumption in ablative-material response models
Abstract Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) material response models rely on the
assumption of local thermal equilibrium (LTE) between the solid phase and the gas phase …
assumption of local thermal equilibrium (LTE) between the solid phase and the gas phase …
A generic local thermal equilibrium model for porous reactive materials submitted to high temperatures
Many engineering applications involve reacting porous materials submitted to high
temperatures. This work presents a detailed but pragmatic heat and mass transfer model for …
temperatures. This work presents a detailed but pragmatic heat and mass transfer model for …
Detailed chemical equilibrium model for porous ablative materials
Ablative materials are used in thermal protection systems for atmospheric re-entry vehicle
heat shields. A detailed chemical equilibrium heat and mass transport model for porous …
heat shields. A detailed chemical equilibrium heat and mass transport model for porous …
Decomposition of phenolic impregnated carbon ablator (PICA) as a function of temperature and heating rate
BK Bessire, TK Minton - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017 - ACS Publications
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 …
atmospheric entry are limited by the lack of knowledge of the nonequilibrium processes that …
Peridynamic modeling of thermal response and cracking in charring materials due to ablation
This study presents a 3D peridynamic (PD) model to simulate the pyrolysis process and
crack propagation of charring materials due to aerodynamic heating. The model is based on …
crack propagation of charring materials due to aerodynamic heating. The model is based on …
Assessment of a one-dimensional finite element charring ablation material response model for phenolic-impregnated carbon ablator
Y Wang, TK Risch, JH Koo - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, mathematical formulations to model charring ablation problems were
numerically implemented using finite element analysis (FEA) with ABAQUS, which account …
numerically implemented using finite element analysis (FEA) with ABAQUS, which account …
Fully implicit Discontinuous Galerkin solver to study surface and volume ablation competition in atmospheric entry flows
The interaction between a chemically reactive boundary layer and an ablative material is
one of the most challenging phenomena to model when predicting the heat load during …
one of the most challenging phenomena to model when predicting the heat load during …
Numerical simulation of an arc jet test section
High-fidelity modeling tools are essential for accurate predictions of planetary entry. The
same tools can also be used to interpret ground test data. A hypersonic aerothermodynamic …
same tools can also be used to interpret ground test data. A hypersonic aerothermodynamic …