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In his book, Ablative Thermal Protection Systems Modeling, Georges Duffa explains the history of ablative materials and looks into the future of its design process. The objective of this book is to develop physical skills in the key scientific areas applied to the modeling of thermal protection. Zusammenfassung Explains the history of ablative materials and looks into the future of its design process. The objective of the book is to develop physical skills in the key scientific areas applied to the modelling of thermal protection. 1 Thermal Protection System conception 2 Conservation laws for a multispecies gaseous medium 3 Elementary chemical reactions modelling 4 Approximate methods 5 Ablation of carbon 6 Roughness formation 7 Turbulence and laminar-turbulent transition 8 Pyrolysis and pyrolyzable materials 9 Materials developing a liquid layer 10 Radiation 11 Erosion by particle impact 12 Testing and specific test facilities A Approximate solutions of Stefan-Maxwell equation B Approximation of thermodynamic properties C System with variable elemental composition D Homogenization of an inhomogeneous rough surface E Mass loss by pyrolysis F Water in phenolic composite materials G Radiative transfer in a plane interface of silica Bibliography Index
