Abstract

Carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide-hafnium carbide (C/SiC-HfC) composite was prepared by precursor infiltration and pyrolysis process. Then, ablation behavior of C/SiC-HfC was evaluated in plasma wind tunnel. It was found that oxide layer formed during ablation significantly influenced the surface temperature. Formation of dense HfO2-SiO2 layer under low heat flux led to stable surface temperature. Silica (SiO2) on the surface was gradually consumed when heat flux increased, resulting in conversion of HfO2-SiO2 on the surface to HfO2. Converted HfO2 with high catalytic coefficient absorbed more energy, causing gradual increase in the surface temperature. Formed oxide layer was destroyed at high heat flux and high stagnation point pressure. After carbon fiber lost the protection of HfO2-SiO2 layer, it burned immediately, leading to surface temperature jump.

Details

Title
Ablation of C/SiC-HfC composite prepared by precursor infiltration and pyrolysis in plasma wind tunnel
Author
Duan Liuyang 1 ; Luo, Lei 2 ; Liu, Liping 3 ; Wang, Yiguang 4 

 Northwestern Polytechnical University, Science and Technology on Thermostructural Composite Materials Laboratory, Xi’an, China (GRID:grid.440588.5) (ISNI:0000 0001 0307 1240) 
 Beijing Institute of Long March Aerospace Vehicles, Beijing, China (GRID:grid.440588.5) 
 Northwestern Polytechnical University, Science and Technology on Thermostructural Composite Materials Laboratory, Xi’an, China (GRID:grid.440588.5) (ISNI:0000 0001 0307 1240); China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center, Ultrahigh Speed Aerodynamics Research Institute, Mianyang, China (GRID:grid.469557.c) 
 Beijing Institute of Technology, Institute of Advanced Structure Technology, Haidian District, Beijing, China (GRID:grid.43555.32) (ISNI:0000 0000 8841 6246) 
Pages
393-402
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Jun 2020
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
22264108
e-ISSN
22278508
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2409814745
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2020. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.