We report the results of spectroscopic measurements on the exhaust plume from a 1 kW NASA Lewis arcjet operated on simulated ammonia. In particular, we analyze emissions from the Balmer lines of atomic hydrogen and from one of the rotational bands of the NH radical. We find that exit plane temperatures are in the range 2000 to 3500 K, depending on the measurement method, and that the electron density upstream of the exit plane is on the order of 1.5 x 10 exp 14/cu cm as determined by the Stark width of the Balmer-alpha line. Also, we have determined that the average velocity of atomic hydrogen at the exit plane is about 4 km/sec, and that strong acceleration (to 5.5 km/sec) of the flow occurs just beyond the exit plane.


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    Titel :

    Spectroscopic investigation of a low-power arcjet plume


    Beteiligte:
    Ruyten, W. M. (Autor:in) / Burtner, D. (Autor:in) / Keefer, D. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    AIAA, SAE, ASME, and ASEE, Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit ; 1993 ; Monterey, CA, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1993-06-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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