| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Chemistry and Physics of Interfaces
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| Presentation Title |
Phase-Field Modeling of Woven Carbon Fiber Oxidation |
| Author(s) |
Robert Clayton, Michael Tonks, Ryan Gosse, Michael Sakano, Simon Phillpot |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Robert Clayton |
| Abstract Scope |
Woven carbon fiber composites show potential for use as an ablative thermal protection system for vehicles traveling at hypersonic speeds, but testing can be a time-consuming process. Using the Multiphysics Object-Oriented Simulation Environment (MOOSE), we built upon the Macaw application designed to use the phase-field method to model the ablation of phenolic impregnated carbon ablator while fully coupled with heat transport. We created a process to import complex woven geometries into Macaw and then model the fiber oxidation process for the outermost layer of the heat shield where the matrix has already ablated leaving just the fibers. This will allow for testing different geometries quickly and affordably before creating samples to test experimentally. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Computational Materials Science & Engineering, Modeling and Simulation, Composites |