Research Article
A Comprehensive Study of Ceramic Matrix Composites for
Space Applications
S. Dhanasekar ,
1
Arul Thayammal Ganesan,
2
Taneti Lilly Rani,
3
Venkata Kamesh Vinjamuri,
4
Medikondu Nageswara Rao,
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E. Shankar,
6
Dharamvir,
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P. Suresh Kumar,
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and Wondalem Misganaw Golie
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1
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore 641202, India
2
Department of Mechanical Engineering, St Mary’s Engineering College (SMEC), Hyderabad, Telangana 501505, India
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Department of Civil Engineering, University College of Engineering Kakinada JNTUK, Kakinada,
Andhra Pradesh 533003, India
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aditya Engineering College (A), Surampalem, Andhra Pradesh 533437, India
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 602105, India
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Department of MCA, e Oxford College of Engineering, Bommanhalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560068, India
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School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Dehradun,
Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248007, India
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Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Ethiopian Defence University, Bishoftu, Ethiopia
Correspondence should be addressed to Wondalem Misganaw Golie; wondalem.misganaw@dec.edu.et
Received 5 August 2022; Accepted 25 August 2022; Published 8 September 2022
Academic Editor: Samson Jerold Samuel Chelladurai
Copyright © 2022 S. Dhanasekar et al. is is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License,
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) have grown in popularity as a material for a range of high as well as protection components,
increasing the need to better understand the impacts of multiple machining methods. It is primarily composed of ceramic fibers
embedded in the matrix. Ceramic materials, especially carbon fibers and carbon were used to create the matrix and fibers. ese
ceramics include a huge variety of non-metallic inorganic materials that are regularly utilized under high temperatures. e
aircraft industry became revolutionized by this unique combination of materials, which made parts better resistant under extreme
conditions as well as lighter than the earlier technology. e development, properties, and production of ceramic matrix
composites, as well as space applications, are discussed in this article. Ceramic materials have an interesting set of properties,
including great strength and stiffness under extremely high temperatures, chemical inertness, low density, etc. In CMC, ceramics
are used in the matrix as well as reinforcement. e matrix material keeps things running smoothly while the reinforcement
delivers unique special properties. Ceramic matrix composites are developed for applications that required high thermal and
mechanical characteristics, which include nuclear power plants, aircraft, chemical plants, space structures, and transportation
services. Even though advanced aircraft relies on high-performance propulsion systems, improving the total impulses over the
total mass ratio for rocket engines becomes essential for improving their performance that demands reduced engine structural
weight as well as higher component heat resistance. e evolution of new ultra-high-temperature composites having high-
temperature resistance as well as low density that a substitute super alloy and refractory metal material has become so essential and
laid the foundation for high-performance engine design. e benefits of continuous fiber- reinforced CMC with high-temperature
engine designs have long been recognized as a better measure of a country’s ability to design and produce spacecraft, modern
aircraft, and weapons. Ceramic matrix composites materials are used in various aircraft type engines, aircraft brake disks, high-
temperature gas turbines components, slide bearing components, hot gas duct, flame holders and components for burners are
made by using oxide CMCs.
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Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Volume 2022, Article ID 6160591, 9 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/6160591