[Ablative TPS Tutorial Session Logo] Tutorial on Ablative TPS
August 21 - 22, 2004
NASA Ames Conference Center
Moffett Field, California USA 		[ProbeWS2 Logo]
 

Course Information

This short course offers a unique opportunity for scientists and engineers to learn more about design, characteristics, testing, modeling, and on-going research in the area of ablative Thermal Protection System (TPS) materials, while recognizing that TPS requirements are dictated by mission design and the resulting aerothermal environments. A main goal of the tutorial on ablative materials is to capture the knowledge of the few remaining experts in this field.

Ablators are a very specific type of TPS (or heatshield) used in early human NASA missions (Gemini, Apollo) and for all planetary entry probes (including the recent Mars Exploration Rover). However, NASA has focused on development and improvement of reusable TPS over the past 25 years while continuing to use existing ablative materials for the planetary missions. Consequently, there has been relatively little research in this area.

The course will be presented by discipline experts, primarily from NASA Ames Research Center. The tutorial on ablative materials will be presented by Bernard Laub who has been working in the field of ablators for more than 40 years and has directly supported prior NASA programs such as Apollo.

Course Outline

Saturday, August 21, 2004
Session Time Session Presenter
7:30 - 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast (On Site)         (included in registration fee)
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome and Introduction Ethiraj Venkatapathy (NASA ARC)
8:45 - 10:15 Mission Planning/Entry Trajectories Paul Wercinski (NASA ARC)
10:15 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12:00 Entry Heating (CFD) Michael J. Wright (NASA ARC)
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (On Site)                   (included in registration fee)
1:00 - 2:30 Entry Heating - Radiative Dinesh Prabhu (ELORET)
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 4:15 Engineering Methods Michael Tauber (ELORET)


Sunday, August 22, 2004
Session Time Session Presenter
7:30 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast (On Site)                  (included in registration fee)
8:30 - 9:15 Ablative TPS - Early Studies Bernard Laub (NASA ARC)
9:15 - 10:00 Organic Resin Composites Bernard Laub (NASA ARC)
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 12:00 Surface Recession Modeling Bernard Laub (NASA ARC)
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (On Site)                   (included in registration fee)
1:00 - 2:00 High Fidelity Model Development Bernard Laub (NASA ARC)
2:00 - 3:00 Testing Approaches / Requirements B. Laub (NASA ARC)
& Donald M. Curry (NASA JSC)
3:00 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 4:15 Future Needs Bernard Laub (NASA ARC)

Registration

There is a registration fee of $75 (US dollars) per attendee.

Fees are payable in advance.
Please make checks payable to: ELORET Corp.
Mail to:
ELORET Corp.
Attn: Probe WS2
690 W. Fremont Ave., Suite 8
Sunnyvale, CA 94087-4202

Space is limited so register Now!

To register, please use the appropriate on-line form:

If you want to register for BOTH the 2nd International Planetary Probe Workshop and the Tutorial on Ablative TPS please use the US CITIZEN REGISTRATION OR PERMANENT RESIDENT & INTERNATIONAL VISITORS REGISTRATION forms for the 2nd International Planetary Probe Workshop. Be sure to indicate that you are registering for both events on the form.

If you have already registered for the 2nd International Planetary Probe Workshop you may use the ABLATIVE TPS TUTORIAL SHORT FORM.

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