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ACTA AERONAUTICAET ASTRONAUTICA SINICA ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (12): 23716-023716.doi: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2020.23716

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Reusable thermal protective materials: application and research progress

HUANG Hongyan, SU Lijun, LEI Chaoshuai, LI Jian, ZHANG Enshuang, LI Wenjing, YANG Jieying, ZHAO Yingmin, PEI Yuchen, ZHANG Hao   

  1. Aerospace Research Institute of Special Material and Processing Technology, Beijing 100074, China
  • Received:2019-12-09 Revised:2020-02-04 Published:2020-08-03

Abstract: Reusable Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) are the key technology required for a range of high speed vehicles from ballistic reentry to hypersonic cruise vehicles, within either the Earth atmosphere or non-Earth atmospheres. The main types, characteristics, and the application environment of thermal protection systems for high speed vehicles are briefly summarized based on the status quo of thermal protection strategies for high speed vehicles. The application and research progress of the reusable thermal protection materials for foreign milestone Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLVs) (e.g. X-15, SR-71, Space shuttle, X-33, X-37B, Spaceliner) are further reviewed, the development, material properties, research progress, material characteristics and application prospect of representative reusable thermal protection materials are discussed, and the design and development ideas of the reusable thermal protection materials and the existing problems are summarized. The future development of the reusable thermal protection materials is finally discussed.

Key words: reusable thermal protection systems, Ceramic Matrix Composites, metallic TPS, hot structure, Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLVs)

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