Sharp Hot Structures Project Current Status
- Paper number
IAC-06-C2.4.05
- Author
Dr. Luigi Scatteia, CIRA Italian Aerospace Research Centre, Italy
- Coauthor
Dr. Marco Gigliotti, CIRA Italian Aerospace Research Centre, Italy
- Coauthor
Dr. Antonio Del Vecchio, CIRA Italian Aerospace Research Centre, Italy
- Coauthor
Mr. Marco Di Clemente, CIRA Italian Aerospace Research Centre, Italy
- Coauthor
Dr. Giuseppe Carmine Rufolo, CIRA Italian Aerospace Research Centre, Italy
- Coauthor
Dr. Roberto Gardi, CIRA Italian Aerospace Research Centre, Italy
- Coauthor
Dr. Giuliano Marino, CIRA Italian Aerospace Research Centre, Italy
- Year
2006
- Abstract
This paper reports on the latest results obtained in the Sharp Hot Structures (SHS) project, that encompasses multidisciplinary activities aimed at developing the know-how needed for the manufacturing of advanced, high performance hot structures based on UHTC. The project is conducted within the frame of the Italian national Unmanned Space Vehicle (USV) program. At this regard, system and mission requirements coming from the second generation of the USV Flying Test Bed, denominated FTB-X, will be presented and discussed, together with aerothermodynamics calculations results. The thermomechanical design of a relevant technological demonstrator based upon the coupling of different classes of materials is presented, together with basic characterization results for the selected UHTC composition and an assessment of Italian national manufacturing capabilities for complex shapes and/or parts. Also scope of this paper is to discuss the issues related to the machining of UHTC and to the mechanical coupling of UHTC parts to conventional ceramic composites and or/ metal structures. Finally, the set up of a representative on-ground test for the technological demonstrator using CIRA Scirocco Plasma Wind Tunnel will be described.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
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