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Methodology and Results of Catalycity and Plasma Erosion Tests on FEI Components
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A Flexible External Insulation (FEI) is being developed for the thermal protection of spaceplanes and re-entry capsules. Presently, forward extension of the FEI to locations of higher aerothermal loads is being studied. To evaluate the FEI under simulated re-entry conditions a test campaign has been planned and performed by the Rarefied Gas Dynamics Laboratory of the Russian Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI). Coated and non-coated FEI fabrics were exposed to a hypersonic high-enthalpy air flow in the VAT-104 plasma wind tunnel.
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Shvedchenko, V., Zhestkov, B., Fischer, W., and Ebeling, W., "Methodology and Results of Catalycity and Plasma Erosion Tests on FEI Components," SAE Technical Paper 941586, 1994, https://doi.org/10.4271/941586.Also In
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- Andronova Yu. Zhestkov B.E. Makarov I.G. Litvin A.S. “Determination of Catalytical Properties of Materials from Heat Flux” Aerospace Aircraft Aerodynamics 209 216 TsAGI 1992 Russian