Numerical investigation of thermomechanical response of multiscale porous Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics
- Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA (United States)
Recent advances in Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics (UHTC) manufacturing have permitted the development of multiscale porous UHTC microstructures. Within the target application of hypersonic vehicles, dense UHTCs are suitable for thermal protection on leading edges, whereas porous UHTCs may find a role in providing thermally insulated interfaces for temperature-sensitive interior components. Designing vehicles incorporating porous UHTCs requires a characterization of their thermomechanical properties across the full range of expected operating temperatures spanning –20 °C–2500 °C. This research represents a preliminary study in performing this characterization. Several numerical experiments are performed using a coupled thermomechanical implementation of the Material Point Method to determine the temperature dependence of effective material properties both with and without damage. Furthermore, complex time-dependent boundary conditions derived from known hypersonic flight profiles are simulated in order to probe the various couplings between deformation, damage and heat transfer. It is shown that the model reveals the importance of micro-buckling in determining effective material stiffness and thermal conductivity.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- OSTI ID:
- 1872284
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-826908; 1041469
- Journal Information:
- Ceramics International, Journal Name: Ceramics International Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 48; ISSN 0272-8842
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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