Monopropellant Decomposition in a Hot Inert Atmosphere.

Abstract

The title problem for a spherical droplet is considered when the activation energy is large. Asymptotic solutions are obtained, which describe a monotonic increase of the vaporization rate M as the Damkohler number D increases from 0 to infinity. When the specific heat of vaporization is large enough there is a threshold D beyond which M stays constant; otherwise M increases indefinitely, with a convective-diffusive boundary layer forming at the surface of the droplet.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA011349

Entities

People

  • Daniel W. Yannitell
  • Geoffrey S. S. Ludford

Organizations

  • Cornell University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Controlled Atmospheres
  • Decomposition
  • Energy
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Activation
  • Heat Of Vaporization
  • Layers
  • Monopropellants
  • Specific Heat
  • Vaporization

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Rocket Propulsion.