Volume 26, Issue 2 No AccessAblative Thermal Response Analysis Using the Finite Element MethodJohn A. Dec, Robert D. Braun and Bernard LaubJohn A. Dec NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia 23681Search for more papers by this author, Robert D. Braun Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0150Search for more papers by this author and Bernard Laub NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California 94035Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:6 Sep 2013https://doi.org/10.2514/1.T3694SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byMulti-physical Analysis of Ablation Based on Peridynamics5 December 2023Multi-physical analysis of ablation for C/C composites based on peridynamicsActa Astronautica, Vol. 214Application of the Markov chain Monte Carlo analysis through a lumped model in ablation test results of ablative and reradiative materialsInternational Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 147A Markov chain Monte Carlo analysis of carbon-phenolic ablation through a lumped physical modelInternational Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 145Development and Investigation of the Properties of a Heat-Protective Coating Containing Active Components with an Endothermic Effect6 April 2023 | Materials Science Forum, Vol. 1083Aerothermal effects of ablation on carbon-based space objectsInternational Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 202Measurement of alumina film induced ablation of internal insulator in solid rocket environmentDefence Technology, Vol. 84Development of active heat-protective materials for information-measuring devices and systems experiencing thermal loads in emergency situations1 February 2023 | Vestnik of Samara State Technical University. 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