Atmospheric Dispersion of Hypergolic Liquid Rocket Fuels. Volume 1

Abstract

Titan II weapons systems are charged with hypergolic liquid rocket propellants (hydrazine fuel and nitrogen tetroxide oxidizer). These same propellents are used in support of other systems, including the MX missile and the space shuttle. This effort was designed to characterize the interactions of hypergolic liquid rocket propellants and to provide information pertinent to the development of a model to describe the transport and diffusion of airborne combustion products and unreacted vapors from an accident involving these propellants. This report is prepared in two volumes. Volume I addresses the reactions between nitrogen tetroxide and hydrazine, including the reaction products and the heat released. This information was used to determine the combustion time and the height of the resulting fireball before it cools and disperses with the air. Volume II discusses the chemical and physical interactions of the combustion products with air, and the dispersion of these products in the environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA149597

Entities

People

  • S. Prince
  • W. R. Haas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactants
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Liquid Propellants
  • Liquid Rocket Propellants
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Rocket Fuels
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Rocket Propellants

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster