Laboratory Investigations of Cloud Nuclei from Combustion of Space Shuttle PropellantSource: Journal of Applied Meteorology:;1979:;volume( 019 ):;issue: 002::page 175Author:Hindman, Edward E.
,
Garvey, Dennis M.
,
Langer, Gerhard
,
Odencrantz, F. Kirk
,
Gregory, Gerald L.
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1980)019<0175:LIOCNF>2.0.CO;2Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Small quantities of solid rocket motor propellant, of the type to launch the Space Shuttle, were burned at ambient pressure in the laboratory to provide aerosol samples for characterization. A portion of each sample was injected into an isothermal cloud chamber and the remainder into a 770 ? holding tank. Portable ice nucleus (IN) counters, filter devices for IN determinations and a cloud condensation nucleus (CCN) counter sampled from the tank. The measurements show that particles resulting from the combustion of the propellant are active IN (3.3 ? 108 to 1.5 ? 1011 g?1 active at ?20°C). The portable counters and filters detected significantly fewer IN than the isothermal cloud chamber. The propellant aerosol is a prolific source of CCN that swamped the instrument.
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| contributor author | Hindman, Edward E. | |
| contributor author | Garvey, Dennis M. | |
| contributor author | Langer, Gerhard | |
| contributor author | Odencrantz, F. Kirk | |
| contributor author | Gregory, Gerald L. | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T17:40:21Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T17:40:21Z | |
| date copyright | 1980/02/01 | |
| date issued | 1979 | |
| identifier issn | 0021-8952 | |
| identifier other | ams-9854.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4233388 | |
| description abstract | Small quantities of solid rocket motor propellant, of the type to launch the Space Shuttle, were burned at ambient pressure in the laboratory to provide aerosol samples for characterization. A portion of each sample was injected into an isothermal cloud chamber and the remainder into a 770 ? holding tank. Portable ice nucleus (IN) counters, filter devices for IN determinations and a cloud condensation nucleus (CCN) counter sampled from the tank. The measurements show that particles resulting from the combustion of the propellant are active IN (3.3 ? 108 to 1.5 ? 1011 g?1 active at ?20°C). The portable counters and filters detected significantly fewer IN than the isothermal cloud chamber. The propellant aerosol is a prolific source of CCN that swamped the instrument. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | Laboratory Investigations of Cloud Nuclei from Combustion of Space Shuttle Propellant | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 19 | |
| journal issue | 2 | |
| journal title | Journal of Applied Meteorology | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0450(1980)019<0175:LIOCNF>2.0.CO;2 | |
| journal fristpage | 175 | |
| journal lastpage | 184 | |
| tree | Journal of Applied Meteorology:;1979:;volume( 019 ):;issue: 002 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext |