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Ablation Performance of Carbon/Carbon Composite Throat after a Solid Rocket Motor Ground Ignition Test

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The ablation performances of a fine-woven, pierced carbon/carbon (C/C) composite throats for solid rocket motor were investigated by a ground ignition test. The ablation surface morphologies of three regions (entrance, throat and exit) of the throats were examined in detail by scanning electron microscopy. The results show that the C/C composite throats retain smooth inner surface, experiencing ablation rates of 0.142–0.146 mm/s under a pressure of about 6.0 MPa. But ablation morphologies of the three regions are different, due to the continuously changing of temperatures, velocities, and oxidant concentrations of combustion gas plume.

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This work was supported by the national high technology program of China, under grant no. 2007AA03A222 and the fundamental research funds for the central universities under the contact NO. 201021100040.

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    Jian Yin, Hongbo B. Zhang, Xiang Xiong, Jinlv L. Zuo & Baiyun Y. Huang

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Yin, J., Zhang, H.B., Xiong, X. et al. Ablation Performance of Carbon/Carbon Composite Throat after a Solid Rocket Motor Ground Ignition Test. Appl Compos Mater 19, 237–245 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-011-9192-0

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