B. Linder
1961
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Planetary and Space Science
Abstract
Abstract Ammonium chloride was studied as a low temperature ablation material. The advantage in using a material that sublimes at a low temperature is that it permits its use on a space capsule or similar vehicle without the need of insulating the back up structure. The program entailed development of fabrication techniques and evaluation of physical and thermal properties. The ablation characteristics were measured in tests performed in a hydrogen-oxygen rocket motor exhaust and in high-intensity air stabilized arcs.