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Aircraft vortex marking program
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Pompa, M. F. |
| Copyright Year | 1979 |
| Description | A simple, reliable device for identifying atmospheric vortices, principally as generated by in-flight aircraft and with emphasis on the use of nonpolluting aerosols for marking by injection into such vortex (-ices) is presented. The refractive index and droplet size were determined from an analysis of aerosol optical and transport properties as the most significant parameters in effecting vortex optimum light scattering (for visual sighting) and visual persistency of at least 300 sec. The analysis also showed that a steam-ejected tetraethylene glycol aerosol with droplet size near 1 micron and refractive index of approximately 1.45 could be a promising candidate for vortex marking. A marking aerosol was successfully generated with the steam-tetraethylene glycol mixture from breadboard system hardware. A compact 25 lb/f thrust (nominal) H2O2 rocket chamber was the key component of the system which produced the required steam by catalytic decomposition of the supplied H2O2. |
| File Size | 3811934 |
| Page Count | 48 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19790023985 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t15n1189w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1979-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerodynamics Polyethylenes Safety Devices Aircraft Landing Vortex Injectors Aerosols Air Transportation Visibility Glycols Drop Size Jet Propulsion Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
