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Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (23): 428141-428141.doi: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2022.28141

• Material Engineering and Mechanical Manufacturing • Previous Articles    

Prediction method of ablation and thermal response for a thermal protection coating with silicone rubber

Shengbo SHI1,2(), Bao LEI3, Yuntian ZHANG1, Li HU2, Maoyuan LI4, Jun LIANG5   

  1. 1.Shaanxi Aerospace Flight Vehicle Design Key Laboratory,School of Astronautics,Northwestern Polytechnical University,Xi’an 710072,China
    2.Shanghai Key Laboratory of Spacecraft Mechanism,Shanghai 201108,China
    3.China Aerospace Sanjiang Group Design Corporation,Wuhan 430034,China
    4.Beijing System Design Institute of Electro?Mechanic Engineering,Beijing 100854,China
    5.Institute of Advanced Structure Technology,Beijing Institute of Technology,Beijing 100081,China
  • Received:2022-10-19 Revised:2022-11-03 Accepted:2022-12-23 Online:2022-12-29 Published:2022-12-27
  • Contact: Shengbo SHI E-mail:shishengbo@nwpu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(12172296);Open Project of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Spacecraft Mechanism(2021XGD)

Abstract:

The prediction method of both ablation mechanism and properties of light-weight, high-efficient thermal protection coatings for moderate thermal environment of high speed aerospace vehicles are systematically studied. The high-temperature thermal environment test of a thermal protection coating with silicone rubber was carried out using quartz lamp radiation heating equipment. The evolution law of microstructure for the material under high temperature was analyzed. The ablation and thermal protection mechanism were clarified. Based on the principles of mass and energy conservation, a coupled prediction model of ablation and thermal response for thermal protection coatings with silicone rubber was established by combining with aerodynamic relationship of boundary layer and heat conduction equation of internal materials. In the model, various heat absorption mechanisms caused by the process of ablation, phase transition and gas diffusion were considered. The surface ablation and heat transfer of the thermal protection coating with silicone rubber were simulated under a typical heat flux condition. The thermal responses of the material were obtained, and the thermal protection and insulation properties of the thermal protection coating with silicone rubber were analyzed. Both the mass loss rate and back temperature from the developed model were in good agreement with the experimental results, which validated the coupling prediction model. This model has the potential to the applications of elaborated design and property prediction of ablative thermal protection coatings.

Key words: thermal protection coatings, silicone rubber, ablation mechanism, thermal decomposition characteristic, coupling model of ablation and thermal response

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