STUDIES AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF SPACE CHARGE MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT.

Abstract

Airborne instrumentation was developed to measure the electrical charge on individual raindrops; simultaneous drop size measurement can be correlated to each charge determination. The equipment is sensitive to charges ranging from =1.5 x 10 to the 6th power to = 2.5 x 10 to the 9th power electronic charges on raindrops having diameters larger than 250 microns. A self calibrating, servo-controlled disdrometer is incorporated to insure that size and charge determinations are performed using drops that have not approached any solid surface. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1965
Accession Number
AD0615456

Entities

People

  • Robert A. Fluegge
  • Roland J. Pilie

Organizations

  • Calspan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Diameters
  • Drops
  • Electrometers
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Raindrops
  • Space Charge

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster