Experimental investigation on the validity of the local thermal equilibrium assumption in ablative-material response models
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Date
2023-10Journal
Aerospace Science and TechnologyAbstract
Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) material response models rely on the assumption of local thermal equilibrium (LTE) between the solid phase and the gas phase. This assumption was challenged and investigated by several authors but a sufficiently precise knowledge of heat transfer coefficients in TPS materials was lacking to reach final conclusions. The objective of this work is to contribute to filling this gap by providing a literature review of available data in other communities (thermal energy storage, heat exchangers) and by performing an experimental characterization of Calcarb, a commercial carbon preform used for manufacturing thermal protection systems. Heat transfer within Calcarb was studied experimentally in the Through-Thickness and in the In-Plane directions for Reynolds numbers of 1 to 4 - representative of the TPS application - using the transient single-blow technique. Numerical parameter estimation was performed using the Porous material Analysis Toolbox based on OpenFoam (PATO) and the Design Analysis Kit for Optimization and Terascale Applications (DAKOTA). The heat transfer coefficient hv is found to be greater than or equal to 108 W/(m3K) and the LTE assumption is shown to be valid in the conditions of the experiment. To assess the validity of the LTE assumption for other conditions, the above bound of hv may now be used in combination with a local thermal non-equilibrium model.
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