Infrared Vidicon Observation of Exploding Balloon Events
Abstract
Predictions of the IR radiation produced by the debris of stoichiometric CO/O2/H2O and CH4/O2 explosion mixtures have been made. The calculation considered optical thickness effects as well as spatial and temporal variations of the major species, CO2 and H2O and temperature. The results show that the spectral intensity is a strong function of wavelength and determined in part by the optical thickness of the cloud. The predictions have been applied to select appropriate filters for an infrared vidicon sensor system which will be used for observation of balloons exploded in the field.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0772754
Entities
People
- Fred N. Alyea
Organizations
- General Electric