Magazine Article

Novel Low-Density Ablators Containing Hyperbranched Poly(azomethine)s

TBMG-9571

04/01/2011

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An ablative composite is low-density (0.25 to 0.40 g/cm3), easy to fabricate, and superior to the current state-of-the-art ablator (phenolic impregnated carbon ablator, PICA) in terms of decomposition temperature, char yield, and mechanical strength. Initial ablative testing with a CO2 laser under high-heat-flux (1,100 W/cm2) conditions showed these new ablators are over twice as effective as PICA in terms of weight loss, as well as transfer of heat through the specimen.

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"Novel Low-Density Ablators Containing Hyperbranched Poly(azomethine)s," Mobility Engineering, April 1, 2011.
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Apr 1, 2011
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TBMG-9571
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English