Solid propellant exhausted aluminum oxide and hydrogen chloride - Environmental considerationsMeasurements of gaseous hydrogen chloride (HCl) and particulate aluminum oxide (Al2O3) were made during penetrations of five Space Shuttle exhaust clouds and one static ground test firing of a shuttle booster. Instrumented aircraft were used to penetrate exhaust clouds and to measure and/or collect samples of exhaust for subsequent analyses. The focus was on the primary solid rocket motor exhaust products, HCl and Al2O3, from the Space Shuttle's solid boosters. Time-dependent behavior of HCl was determined for the exhaust clouds. Composition, morphology, surface chemistry, and particle size distributions were determined for the exhausted Al2O3. Results determined for the exhaust cloud from the static test firing were complicated by having large amounts of entrained alkaline ground debris (soil) in the lofted cloud. The entrained debris may have contributed to neutralization of in-cloud HCl.
Document ID
19930037108
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Cofer, W. R., III (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Winstead, E. L. (G & A Technical Software Hampton, VA, United States)
Purgold, G. C. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Edahl, R. A. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Subject Category
Environment Pollution
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 93-0305
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA, Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit