The amount of nitric oxide likely to be produced in the shock layer around a Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle during its reentry is calculated at one point on the trajectory. An equivalent-cone is defined as one that produces the same amount of nitric oxide as the orbiter. The amounts of nitric oxide produced by the cone are calculated at points along the trajectory to determine their total and altitudinal distribution. The results show that about 14 tonne nitric oxide is produced at each entry, the peak occurring at 68 km altitude.
Equivalent-cone calculation of nitric oxide production rate during Space Shuttle re-entry
Atmospheric Environment ; 14 , 8, 19
01.01.1980
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