Publication Date:
2019-06-27
Description:
Specimens of a cryogenic insulation, proposed for use on the space shuttle external tank, were tested in an arc tunnel over a range of heating rates, pressures, and enthalpies corresponding to the shuttle ascent environment. A regression analysis was used to correlate the test data. Correlation equations involving surface recession rate as a function of heating rate, pressure, and enthalpy were developed. These equations can be used to make total surface recession predictions for shuttle ascent flight environments.
Keywords:
NONMETALLIC MATERIALS
Type:
NASA-TM-X-3291
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L-10371
Format:
application/pdf
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