During the launch of Apollo 15, an optical pyrometer was used to estimate the peak plume temperature of the Saturn V first stage exhaust. The purpose of this experiment was to obtain a temperature in the visible region of the spectrum which, when combined with other measurements in the infrared, would provide data for a theoretical model of the exhaust plume conductivity during a launch. (Author)
The Optical Temperature of the Apollo 15 Exhaust Plume
1972
1 pages
Report
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English
Combustion & Ignition , Manned Spacecraft , Exhaust flames , Launch vehicles(Aerospace) , Rocket motors(Liquid propellant) , Thermal radiation , Rocket motor nozzles , Radiation pyrometers , Launching sites , Temperature , Manned spacecraft , Reprints , Plume detection , Rocket exhaust , Saturn 5 launch vehicles
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