Sandia Perspective on Ablative Material Testing
Start Date
1-3-2011 11:15 AM
Description
Sandia National Laboratories supports DOE missions by designing, building, and flying hypersonic flight vehicles and has over 40 years of experience in these activities. Prior to flight, the development, analysis, and testing of advanced materials in severe environments is often required. This presentation will highlight Sandia’s perspective on the development and testing of materials needed to support hypersonic flight vehicles. Included in this presentation will be a discussion of flight environments (including aerodynamic heating, chemistry, and boundary layer transition), thermal protection system (TPS) material development, and ablative and non-ablative material testing. Sandia’s experience in testing at ground-based facilities including wind tunnels, radiative facilities, sled tracks, and arc jets will also be presented. Gaps in current test capabilities will be discussed with emphasis on the needs of proposed future flight tests.
Sandia Perspective on Ablative Material Testing
Sandia National Laboratories supports DOE missions by designing, building, and flying hypersonic flight vehicles and has over 40 years of experience in these activities. Prior to flight, the development, analysis, and testing of advanced materials in severe environments is often required. This presentation will highlight Sandia’s perspective on the development and testing of materials needed to support hypersonic flight vehicles. Included in this presentation will be a discussion of flight environments (including aerodynamic heating, chemistry, and boundary layer transition), thermal protection system (TPS) material development, and ablative and non-ablative material testing. Sandia’s experience in testing at ground-based facilities including wind tunnels, radiative facilities, sled tracks, and arc jets will also be presented. Gaps in current test capabilities will be discussed with emphasis on the needs of proposed future flight tests.