Studies of Plasma Properties in Rocket Plumes

Abstract

Various factors which affect the gas density and electron density distribution in the exhaust plume from solid rocket engines were studied. The particulates affect the plume density distribution through their effects on the nozzle flow field. The two-body attachment reaction Hcl + e = H + cl- is the dominant reaction in determining the ionization level in the nozzle expansion. The chemical and physical phenomena required to accurately determine the plume plasma properties for subsequent radio frequency interaction analysis are identified. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 1982
Accession Number
ADA119614

Entities

People

  • Gordon E. Stewart
  • I-shih Chang
  • Richard H. C. Lee

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Exhaust Gases
  • Exhaust Plumes
  • Far Field
  • Flow Fields
  • Gas Flow
  • Particle Size
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Exhaust
  • Rockets
  • Solid Propellants
  • Surface Plasmon Polaritons

Readers

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics