Some Experimental Tests to Change the Total Volume and/or Molecular Weight of Rocket Engine Exhaust Gas in an Altitude Test Facility
Abstract
The investigation was conducted mainly to determine the possibility of burning fuel-rich combustible exhaust gas mixtures by the injection of either gaseous oxygen or gaseous carbon dioxide into the exhaust stream. The burning of the combustibles, especially hydrogen, results in a large volume decrease when the hot gas in cooled. The reaction of the oxygen or carbon dioxide with combustible products (hydrogen rich in this test) was possible, as evidenced by the results of the chemical analysis of the exhaust products. The possibility of generating an electrostatic field along the viscous mixing boundary between two gases was studied using argon, helium, and stream jets at different energy levels. An electrostatic field along the viscous mixing boundary between two gases (one being steam) was produced in an ungrounded installation; even with only a steam jet in an ungrounded installation, an electrostatic field was generated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0721209
Entities
People
- A. J. Zazzi
- J. R. Mcdowell
- J. W. Hale
Organizations
- Arnold Engineering Development Complex