TUFROC Thermal Protection System

Feldman, Jay ; Stewart, David ; Leiser, Daniel ; Switzer, Matthew ; Gokcen, Tahir ; Skokova, Kristina

关键词: ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY;    CARBON FIBERS;    FIBER COMPOSITES;    HIGH TEMPERATURE;    HIGH TEMPERATURE TESTS;    LEADING EDGES;    OXIDATION RESISTANCE;    SHEAR PROPERTIES;    SILICON CARBIDES;    THERMAL PROTECTION;    WINGS;    X-37 VEHICLE;   

RP-ID  :  ARC-E-DAA-TN71391

学科分类：航空航天科学

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

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.