Possible Condensation in Rocket Exhaust Plumes,

Abstract

The results of a computational investigation of possible condensation in the exhaust plume of a specific rocket engine are reported. The exhaust considered is a chemically frozen gas mixture of CO, CO2, H2O, and H2. It was found that only H2O may condense since the other species did not become saturated in the flow field. Possible condensation onset of H2O by homogeneous nucleation has been estimated using the so-called classical steady-state theory, some ideas on the statistical mechanics contributions, and empirical modifications based on previous experiments. (Author Modified Abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0760040

Entities

People

  • Benjamin J. C. Wu

Organizations

  • Yale University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Condensation
  • Cooperation
  • Engines
  • Exhaust Plumes
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Gases
  • Mechanics
  • Plumes
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Exhaust
  • Rockets
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Steady State

Readers

  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)