Boundary Layer Transition Protuberance Tests at NASA JSC Arc-Jet Facility

Author:: Kinder, Gerald R.
Published:: January 03, 2010.
Physical Description:: 1 electronic document
Additional Creators:: Nguyen, Tien Q., Pulsonetti, Maria V., Campbell, Charles H., Larin, Max E., Riccio, Joseph R., Marichalar, Jeremiah J., and Del Papa, Steven V.

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Summary:

A series of tests conducted recently at the NASA JSC arc -jet test facility demonstrated that a protruding tile material can survive the exposure to the high enthalpy flows characteristic of the Space Shuttle Orbiter re-entry environments. The tests provided temperature data for the protuberance and the surrounding smooth tile surfaces, as well as the tile bond line. The level of heating needed to slump the protuberance material was achieved. Protuberance failure mode was demonstrated.

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Aerodynamics

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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.

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Document ID: 20100001670.
JSC-CN-19587.
48th AIAA Aerosciences Meeting; 3-8 Jan. 2010; Orlando, FL; United States.

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