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. 2023 Aug 30;16(17):5929. doi: 10.3390/ma16175929

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)
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
9 Hemi-15-1 Hemispherical and
stationary
61.88 41.88 31.88 41.88 51.88
10 Hemi-15-2 Hemispherical and
transient
11 Hemi-10-1 Hemispherical and
stationary
56.88 36.88 26.88 36.88 46.88
12 Hemi-10-2 Hemispherical and
transient

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.