Space Shuttle Hc (Hydrogen Chloride) Gas Detection

Abstract

Hydrogen chloride (HCl) gas is one of the byproducts produced by the Space Shuttle solid-propellant rocket boosters. This report described a nonobtrusive absorption technique to measure concentrations of gaseous HCl for four days following Shuttle launches 41D and 51A at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The peak concentrations measured near gorund level about 400 m from the launch structure were found to be less than 10 ppm averaged over a 500-m path after both launches. Keywords: HCl concentrations: Fourier transform: Spectrometer; Space shuttle; Data acquisition; Combustion byproducts; Solid-propellent; Rocket boosters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA180967

Entities

People

  • C. W. Pender Jr.
  • M. C. Scott

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Air Force
  • Booster Rocket Engines
  • Chlorides
  • Classification
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Hydrogen
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Partial Pressure
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Solid Propellants
  • Space Shuttles
  • Spectrometers
  • Technical Information Centers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space