Arc-wind tunnel testing for evaluating the heat resistance of C/UHTCMC (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

Arc-wind tunnel testing for evaluating the heat resistance of C/UHTCMC

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Researchers from the Tokyo University of Science evaluated the utility of C/UHTCMC at temperatures above 2000 oC using arc-wind tunnel testing (pictured above). These results show degradation of the composite at high temperatures, which is an important result for the manufacture of advanced space shuttle orbiters.

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Ryo Inoue from Tokyo University of Science, Japan

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