Table 3.
Specimen specifications.
| No. | Specimen | Exposed Surface Shape and Test Condition |
Specimen Length or Thickness (mm) | Carbon-Phenolic Recession Layer Thickness (mm) |
Thermocouple Measurement Location from Specimen Stagnation Point (mm) |
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| TC1 | TC2 | TC3 | |||||
| 1 | Flat-20-1 | Flat and stationary | 55 | 35 | 25 | 35 | 45 |
| 2 | Flat-20-2 | Flat and transient | |||||
| 3 | Flat-15-1 | Flat and stationary | 50 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 40 |
| 4 | Flat-15-2 | Flat and transient | |||||
| 5 | Flat-10-1 | Flat and stationary | 45 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 35 |
| 6 | Flat-10-2 | Flat and transient | |||||
| 7 | Hemi-20-1 | Hemispherical and stationary |
66.88 | 46.88 | 36.88 | 46.88 | 56.88 |
| 8 | Hemi-20-2 | Hemispherical and transient |
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| 9 | Hemi-15-1 | Hemispherical and stationary |
61.88 | 41.88 | 31.88 | 41.88 | 51.88 |
| 10 | Hemi-15-2 | Hemispherical and transient |
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| 11 | Hemi-10-1 | Hemispherical and stationary |
56.88 | 36.88 | 26.88 | 36.88 | 46.88 |
| 12 | Hemi-10-2 | Hemispherical and transient |
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For all specimens, silica-phenolic insulating layer thickness = 20 mm. For all specimens, TC1, TC2, and TC3 locations from the bottom surface were 30 mm, 20 mm, and 10 mm, respectively.