TUFI Composite Surface

Property: Air Recombination Coefficient

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Name: TUFI Composite Surface
Database: NASA Ames Thermal Protection Materials
Category: Silicon-Based Reusable Composites: Rigid Ceramic Tiles
Composition: 2.5% SiB4, 77.5% (5.75% B2O3, 94.25% SiO2), 20% MoSi2
Manufacturer: Boeing, United Space Alliance (USA)
Technical Readiness Level: 8
Last Modified: 2001-10-01

Description:

  • TUFI, or Toughened Uni-piece Fibrous Insulation, is a functional gradient material possessing high emissivity, high temperature capability, toughness, and whose properties can be tailored, or adjusted to specific requirements.

Point of Contact:

  • Daniel Leiser
  • NASA Ames Research Center
  • dleiser@mail.arc.nasa.gov

Air Recombination Coefficient
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Value (-) Pressure (psf) Temperature (R) Uncertainty Uncertainty Source
2.08e-01 N/A 2340.0 1.04e-02 Significant digits reported
1.57e-01 N/A 2430.0 7.83e-03 Significant digits reported
1.20e-01 N/A 2520.0 6.02e-03 Significant digits reported
9.42e-02 N/A 2610.0 4.71e-03 Significant digits reported
7.50e-02 N/A 2700.0 3.75e-03 Significant digits reported
6.06e-02 N/A 2790.0 3.03e-03 Significant digits reported
4.96e-02 N/A 2880.0 2.48e-03 Significant digits reported