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Direct simulation monte carlo prediction of on-orbit contaminant deposit levels for haloe
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Rault, Didier F. G. Woronowicz, Michael S. |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | A three-dimensional version of the direct simulation Monte Carlo method is adapted to assess the contamination environment surrounding a highly detailed model of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. Emphasis is placed on simulating a realistic, worst-case set of flow field and surface conditions and geometric orientations for the satellite in order to estimate an upper limit for the cumulative level of volatile organic molecular deposits at the aperture of the Halogen Occultation Experiment. A detailed description of the adaptation of this solution method to the study of the satellite's environment is also presented. Results pertaining to the satellite's environment are presented regarding contaminant cloud structure, cloud composition, and statistics of simulated molecules impinging on the target surface, along with data related to code performance. Using procedures developed in standard contamination analyses, along with many worst-case assumptions, the cumulative upper-limit level of volatile organic deposits on HALOE's aperture over the instrument's 35-month nominal data collection period is estimated at about 13,350 A. |
| File Size | 4733464 |
| Page Count | 122 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19950005176 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t47q3x685 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Fluid Mechanics And Heat Transfer Halogen Occultation Experiment Outgassing Spacecraft Instruments Contaminants Spacecraft Contamination Computerized Simulation Monte Carlo Method Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Uars Organic Compounds Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |