A Rocket Engine Exhaust Plume Temperature Profile by Line Reversal Technique

Abstract

This report contains temperature profile measurements of a small rocket engine burning RP-1 fuel. A standard line reversal technique with sodium as the emitting species was utilized. Apparent temperature maps of the engine plumes produced by oxygen-rich and fuel-rich mixture ratios in a stratochamber simulating altitude (pressure) conditions are also represented. Apparatus used for the measurements and calibration procedure are fully described in the report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADB027191

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey W. Griffin
  • Richard T. Schneider
  • William J. Rothschild

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Chemical Elements
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Combustion Products
  • Exhaust Plumes
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Rocket Engines
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Solar Physics