Ablative Thermal Protection Systems Modeling (Hardback)

In the early days of space exploration, the development of thermal protection systems for reentry vehicles was mainly based on an experimental approach, both for design of materials and for testing. The concept of ablative material was discovered during this period of trial and error, resulting in the ideal matter to isolate and protect reentry rockets and space vehicles from the hyperthermal effects of the environment. In Ablative Thermal Protection Systems Modeling, Georges Duffa explains the history of ablative materials and looks into the future of its design process. The objective of this book is to develop physical skills in the key scientific areas applied to the modeling of thermal protection.

Topics Discussed
Modeling based on small physics scales
Thermodynamics and transport properties
Gas kinetics
Radiative transfer
Physical and chemical reactions (homogeneous and heterogeneous)
Fluid mechanics and effects of turbulence on physical matter

Previously Unpublished Information
Transport properties approximation
Equilibrium thermodynamics in variable elemental composition medium
Ablation of glassy materials
Roughness setup and effects
Radiative transfer in materials