Abstract Carbon/carbon (C/C) composites are considered as one of the most promising
materials in structural applications owing to their excellent mechanical properties at high …

Combustion is arguably as old as homo sapiens ability to observe and use fire. Despite the
long tradition of using carbon combustion for energy production, this reaction is still not fully …

A CRITICAL problem in the design of thermal protection systems (TPSs) for planetary probes
and space vehicles is the choice of a heat-shield material and its associated material …

Ablative materials are used in thermal protection systems for atmospheric re-entry vehicle
heat shields. A detailed chemical equilibrium heat and mass transport model for porous …

The modelling of ablation of carbon/carbon (C/C) composites utilized as rocket engine hot
parts is addressed under the angle of the competition between bulk transport of reactants …

Following an analysis of surface roughness features that develop on a 3D C/C composite
during ablation, ie wall recession by oxidation and/or sublimation, a modeling strategy is set …

Carbon/Carbon composites used in rocket propulsion contain many process-related pores
and have a porosity-dependent oxidation recession rate. A 1D analytical model has been …

The oxidation induced by coating cracking is a general failure mode of high-temperature
composites such as C/C and C/SiC. However, this failure mode has not been fully …

Abstract Carbon/carbon (C/C) composites suffer from the thermochemical ablation and
mechanical erosion in the thermal protection system. A mathematical model describing the …

Oxidation experiments on the carbon preform of a phenolic-impregnated carbon ablator
were performed in a flow-tube reactor facility, at temperatures between 700 and 1300 K …