Project Details
[Return to Previous Page]Non-Carbon based Thermal Protection System for Hypersonic Movers
Company: Analex Corporation, DBA Arcfield
Major(s):
Primary: MATSE
Secondary: ME
Non-Disclosure Agreement: YES
Intellectual Property: YES
Hypersonic fliers require thermal protection systems (TPS) to survive their operating environments. Currently utilized TPS's are carbon-based ablative technologies and exhibit known characteristics. Non-Carbon based TPS's represent a next-generation TPS capable of enhancing the performance of hypersonic fliers. This project is a continuation of work from another PSU Team who identified candidate non-carbon TPS materials. Their work will be made available to the current team. The objectives of this project are to: 1) Develop Project Plan and Schedule with Proceed/Adjust Gates. 2) Continue development of Identified candidate non-carbon based materials for TPS for hypersonic movers. 3) Continue analysis of candidate non-carbon based materials and compare it to typical carbon-based TPS's. 4) Demonstrate capabilities of candidate materials via testing in hypersonic wind tunnel with a conceptual hypersonic mover geometry. 5) (Stretch Goal) Verify demonstrated performance to analytical performance Deliveries for this project include: 1) Deliver Project Plan and Schedule. 2) A report detailing the analytical work performed including assumptions, material properties, boundary conditions, and results. 3) Test Plan outlining planned test procedure, test setup, test conditions, instrumentation, risks, and recovery. 4) A test report discussing the test setup, materials tested, tests performed, test conditions, observations, anomalies, methodologies, measurement types & location, and test results. 5) (Stretch Goal) A report discussing the comparison results between demonstrated and predicted material performance. NOTE: A single report is acceptable with each of the above as sections within the report. Each section is expected to be completed upon completion of each task and can be used as a reference for subsequent tasks. Cadance: - Minimum 1 hr. Virtual Meeting Weekly with Team (Students, Professor(s), and Arcfield) - Gate Reviews per Delivered Project Plan
