Assessment of the Persistence of Vapour Evolved from Thickened and Neat Dimethyl Sulfoxide Contamination of Prairie Terrain
Abstract
A series of sixteen trials, seven with neat Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) and six with 80% DMSO and 20% water to reduce the freezing point temperature, and three with polyvinyl alcohol added to the latter solution to thicken the solution to a zero-shear viscosity of seven poise were conducted on prairie terrain. Exposive dissemination was used on all trials. Vapour sampling and drop sizing results were obtained. The persistence of DMSO and 80/20 DMOS/water on prairie terrain was found directly proportional to the mass median diameter to the drops and the recovery rate of the vapour from prairie terrain agrees favourably with the predictions of an existing DRES mathematical model.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA178197
Entities
People
- Stanley B. Mellsen