Reusable thermal protection
Integrating organosilane aerogels with rigid fibrous ceramics to combine non-ablative stability and ablative resilience in a lightweight reusable thermal protection material.
Hao, Tian · Xiao, Dong · Niu, Bo · Su, Zhe · Aoqing, Yan · Liang, Xiubing · Yue, Xing · Luo, Yi · Long, Donghui
Chemical Engineering Journal 2025
Threefold increase in compressive strength compared to RFCs
No ablative recession up to 1400 °C