Rocket Exhaust Impact on Stratospheric Ozone

Abstract

The Environmental Management of the Space & Missile Systems Center (SMC) has set out to evaluate the depletion of stratospheric ozone caused by Air Force space activities. Earlier work supported by SMC included an assessment of the impact of deorbiting debris on stratospheric ozone (Reference 1.1) and the potential for reduction of ozone destruction by use of alternate propellants for launch vehicle rocket engines (Reference 1.2). A more recent effort, supported by SMC, addressed the impact of rocket exhaust on stratospheric ozone (Ref. 1.3). This work was an extension of an earlier study reported in Reference 1.4. The methodology described in Ref. 1.3 and 1.4 allows a quantitative assessment of the destruction of stratospheric ozone by rocket exhaust. The present study describes development and application of upgrades to the methodology by including and multiple engine effects as well as the effects of stratospheric winds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA414282

Entities

People

  • Daniel Pilson
  • Eric P. Wong
  • John R. Edwards
  • Peter D. Lohn
  • Tyrrel W. Smith Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Dissociation
  • Environmental Management
  • Exhaust Plumes
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Free Radicals
  • Gas Dynamics
  • High Temperature
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Exhaust
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space