Progress in Manufacturing & Characterizing Domestic Lyocell PICA (PICA-D) and Comparison to Heritage PICA

Gasch, Matthew ; Stackpoole, Mairead ; Skokova, Kristina ; Ellerby, Don ; Prabhu, Dinesh ; Milos, Frank ; Venkatapathy, Ethiraj

关键词: ABLATIVE MATERIALS;    RAYON;    CARBON-PHENOLIC COMPOSITES;    SUBSTITUTES;    THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;    ARC HEATING;    PERFORMANCE TESTS;    HEAT SHIELDING;    MANUFACTURING;    SAMPLE RETURN MISSIONS;   

RP-ID  :  ARC-E-DAA-TN67023

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

NASA ARC (Ames Research Center) is working with SMD-PSD (NASA Science Mission Directorate- Planetary Science Directorate) to address PICA ( Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator) rayon sustainability concerns. In FY16/17, Lyocell Based PICA (PICA-D (Domestic)) was manufactured and limited testing performed showing it to be a good candidate as a potential replacement for heritage rayon. Establishing PICA-D as a "drop in replacement" will allow missions to depend on and design missions with PICA without any risk typical of a replacement. Establishing the extended capability of PICA-D will allow Sample Return Missions with higher entry speed that were not considered before.