Observed Emissivities of Rocket Combustion Gases

Abstract

The total and the spectral intensity of the radiation emitted by rocket combustion productsAT HIGH PRESSURE WAS STUDIED. Spectral and total radiation data are presented for 3 rocket propellant systems: HNO3 and HN3; N2O4 and NH3; and N2O4 and N2H4. Each of the combinations contained H2O as the principal radiating gas. The measurements were made at a nominal combustion pressure of 700 psia. Emissivity correlations and methods of estimating the temperature of the combustion gases are developed. A technique is given for obtaining direct observation of high temperature gases inside the combustion chamber of a small rocket motor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0269387

Entities

People

  • D. E. Robison
  • S. J. Van Grouw

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Combustion Products
  • Energy
  • Flow Rate
  • Geometry
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Heat Transmission
  • High Pressure
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Recording Systems
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Oxidizers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.