ESA Open Invitation to Tender AO9091
Open Date: 04/08/2017
Closing Date: 13/10/2017 13:00:00

Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 17.127.01
Prog. Ref.: GSTP Element 1 Dev
Budget Ref.: E/0904-611 – GSTP Element 1 Dev
Special Prov.: BE+GB
Tender Type: C
Price Range: 200-500 KEURO
Products: Orbital Transportation & Re-entry Systems / Thermal Control / Thermal Eng.SW / SW for Thermal design, analysis, simulation, etc.
Orbital Transportation & Re-entry Systems / Thermal Control / Thermal Protection for atmospheric entry / Ablative Systems products, Reusable Systems products
Techology Domains: Thermal / Thermal Protection / Ablative Systems
Establishment: ESTEC
Directorate: Directorate of Tech, Eng. & Quality
Department: Mechanical Engineering Department
Division: Thermal Division
Contract Officer: Magne-Lie, Karine
Industrial Policy Measure: N/A – Not apply
Last Update Date: 04/08/2017
Update Reason: Tender issue

The objectives of this activity are:- To assess the reliability of European mathematical codes used to size the thickness of ablative TPS (Thermal Protection System) on entry heat shields;- To refine and possibly reduce the related uncertainties;- To identify relevant areas to improve the codes.In order to reach these objectives, the following steps shall be performed within the activity, as further detailed in chapter 2:- Establish a booklet with a set of numerical ablation test cases based on material characterisation and plasma test results of the ZURAM material (task 5)- Where necessary the available data shall be complemented by relevant additional material characterisation (task 2)- Dedicated plasma tests shall be defined and performed (task 3)- Coupling of a response code for charring ablators with a code for equilibrium chemistry calculations (task 5)- Model and run the defined numerical testcases with at least three of the mathematical codes available in Europe for ablative TPS sizing (task 6)- Compare the results withthe available plasma test data, assess the code/model performance and identify the weaknesses of the used codes (task 6)- Derive relevant model uncertainties based on the test cases and extrapolate these uncertainties to relevant entry analysis (task 7)- Identifyrelevant code improvements and recommended code delta-development (task 7).

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