Publication Date:
2019-08-31
Description:
Toughened Unipiece Fibrous Reinforced Oxidation-resistant Composite (TUFROC) is a tiled Thermal Protection System (TPS) suitable for reusable entry heating at 2900+ F and with single use potential up to at least 3600 F. TUFROC was initially developed for NASA's X-37 project and ultimately resulted in use on the Air Force X-37B as the wing leading edge (WLE) of the vehicle. TUFROC has similar high temperature capability compared with carbon/carbon, but is manufactured at an order of magnitude lower cost & faster schedule.
Keywords:
Spacecraft Design, Testing and Performance
Type:
ARC-E-DAA-TN71391
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2019 Hypersonic Technology & Systems Conference (HTSC); Aug 26, 2019 - Aug 29, 2019; Springfield, VA; United States
Format:
application/pdf