Heatshield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology (HEEET) Thermal Protection System (TPS)

Ellerby, Donald T ; Gasch, Matthew J

关键词: ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION;    HEAT SHIELDING;    HIGH SPEED;    MANUFACTURING;    MODELS;    NASA PROGRAMS;    NEPTUNE (PLANET);    QUALITY CONTROL;    SAMPLE RETURN MISSIONS;    THERMAL PROTECTION;    URANUS (PLANET);    VENUS (PLANET);   

RP-ID  :  ARC-E-DAA-TN72926

学科分类：航空航天科学

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

Over the last 5 years, the Heatshield for Extreme Entry Environment Technology (HEEET) project has been working to mature a 3-D Woven Thermal Protection System (TPS) to Technical Readiness Level (TRL) 6 to support future NASA missions to destinations with extreme entry environments such as Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and high speed sample return missions to Earth. A key aspect of the project has been the building and testing of a 1-meter base diameter Engineering Test Unit (ETU) representative of what could be used for a Saturn probe. This paper provides a high level overview of the HEEET project including manufacturing and testing of the ETU which has been subjected to mission relevant thermal and mechanical loads, to verify structural models, establish system capability and verify manufacturing workmanship.