Solid Fuel-Gaseous Oxygen Reaction Techniques for Producing High Altitude Barium Vapor Clouds.

Abstract

The purpose of the program is to develop superior techniques for producing dense barium vapor clouds at high altitudes, using sounding rockets. Several possible vapor production reactions are considered and thermochemical computations are performed comparing achievable efficiencies of yielding free barium at high temperatures. Several prime candidate reactions are evaluated for safety in use and practicality in reactor design. A reactor has been designed for future implementation. Thermochemical computations, ground test results and preliminary flight test observations indicate a large increase in vaporization efficiency over previously used reactions.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 1971
Accession Number
AD0732887

Entities

People

  • Edward F. Allen Jr.
  • Philip E. Beaudoin
  • R. G. Billings

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Contracts
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Heat Capacity
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Formation
  • Heat Of Vaporization
  • High Altitude
  • High Temperature
  • Payload
  • Phase Transformations
  • Thermodynamics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.