Dietlein, Ingrid Monika and Schleutker, Thorn and Guidotti, Giuseppe and Pontijas Fuentes, Irene and Trovarelli, Federico and Gardi, Roberto and Verant, Jean-Luc and Prevereaud, Ysolde and Dauvois, Yann and Governale, Giuseppe (2022) EFESTO - advancing European hypersonic inflatable heatshield technology for Earth recovery and Mars high-mass delivery missions. Aeronautics and Aerospace Open Access Journal, pp. 59-73. MedCrave Group. ISSN 2576-4500.
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Abstract
The European Union H2020 EFESTO project is coordinated by DEIMOS Space with the end goals of improving the European TRL of Inflatable Heat Shields for re-entry vehicles (from 3 to 4/5) and paving the way towards further improvements (TRL 6 with a future In-Orbit Demonstrator). This paper presents the project objectives and provides with a general overview of the activities ongoing and planned for the next two years, promoting its position in the frame of a European re-entry technology roadmap. EFESTO aims at (1) the definition of critical space mission scenarios (Earth and Mars applications) enabled by the use of advanced inflatable Thermal Protection Systems (TPS), (2) characterization of the operative environment and (3) validation by tests of both the flexible materials needed for the thermal protection (flexible thermal blanket will be tested in arcjet facility in both Earth and Martian environments) and the inflatable structure at 1:2 scale (exploring the morphing dynamics and materials response from packed to fully inflated configuration). These results will be injected into the consolidated design of a future In-Orbit Demonstrator (IOD) mission.
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Title: | EFESTO - advancing European hypersonic inflatable heatshield technology for Earth recovery and Mars high-mass delivery missions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 4 July 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Aeronautics and Aerospace Open Access Journal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 59-73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | MedCrave Group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 2576-4500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | heat shields, finite element model, earth application, material emissivity, radiative heat flux | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Space | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | Space Transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | R RP - Space Transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | R - Systems Analysis Space Transport (SART) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Bremen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Space Systems > Space Launcher Systems Analysis Institute for Aerodynamics and Flow Technology > Supersonoc and Hypersonic Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Vormschlag, Nele Marei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 17 Oct 2022 10:04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 26 Oct 2022 11:48 |
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