Preparation and Extension of the Thermodynamics Program BLAKE and Its Library to 10,000 K for Use with Electrothermal-Chemical (ETC) Systems
Abstract
This report reviews the rationale for the selection of the BLAKE thermochemical code as the basis for an extended thermochemical code for use with electrothermal-chemical (ETC) plasma/propellants mixtures. Basically, it is shown that the formation of ions in the propellant gases at temperatures created by the introduction of an electrically generated plasma does not significantly change the calculated thermochemical values. No modification is therefore required for BLAKE; all that had to be done was to create a new library containing data covering the temperature range up to 10,000 K for the majority of species occurring in the ETC propulsion process. Users choose the desired library (standard or extended) just prior to running the program. The report concludes with results of test cases illustrating effects due to the use of thermochemical data for the extended temperature range
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA283642
Entities
People
- William Oberle
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory