| "Rocket
Propellant Thermochemistry and Combustion"
S.S.
Penner, Ph.D.
Professor
of Jet Propulsion, Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center
California
Institute of Technology (Cal Tech)
A
highly-technical and detailed investigation of liquid and solid rocket
propellants and their combustion processes.
This
collection of hard-to-find propulsion information was selected from the
huge International Series of Monographs on Aeronautical Sciences and
Controlled Flight, which comprises many volumes of esoteric research
information done during the 1940s and 50s. Much of this work was
done under the leadership of Drs. Theodore von Kármán and
Hugh L. Dryden.
These
particular papers are from Division III of that series, entitled Propulsion
Systems Including Fuels. Volume 1 of the division is entitled
"Chemistry Problems in Jet Propulsion," a somewhat cryptic title, by S.
S. Penner. Penner was Professor of Jet Propulsion at the Daniel and
Florence Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center (better known as GALCIT,
and later to become the Jet Propulsion Lab--JPL), California Institute
of Technology, in Pasadena, California. They were originally published
in 1957.
Investigates
and reports on these subjects:
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Survey of
propellant materials (monopropellants, bipropellants, water-reactive, and
composites), including many exotics (boron and fluorine compounds)
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Chemical
compounds used as propellants, and the chemical qualities to look for
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Performance
of chemical propellants for rocket engines
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Theoretical
performance evaluation for chemical propellants
-
Preparation
and properties of representative propellants
-
Combustion
thermodynamics of liquid hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
monopropellant
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Combustion
processes in liquid-fuel rocket engines
-
Chemical
reactions during adiabatic expansion through a De Laval nozzle
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Adiabatic
expansion with near-equilibrium flow
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Adiabatic
expansion with near-frozen flow
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Application
of flow criteria to representative chemical reactions
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Effect of
nozzle dimensions on the occurrence of chemical reactions during adiabatic
flow
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Convergence
requirements for the flow criteria
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Rate of
change with time in the vicinity of the chamber-exit position
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Use of the
de Laval nozzle in process for the production of chemicals
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Discusses
flame temperatures and factors that affect engine performance
Includes:
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Tables of
dozens propellant physical properties, enthalpy, entropy, and heat capacity
of transition
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Tables and
diagrams of liquid propellant injector types
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Good information
about hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) monopropellants
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In-depth
report about nitric acid, WFNA, RFNA; and hydrazine compounds
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Nozzle-flow
studies and theoretical performance calculations
-
General
considerations relating to combustion in liquid-propellant rocket engines
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Heterogeneous
burning of single droplets
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Burning
of fuel sprays
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Burning
of monopropellants in tubes
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Carbon formation
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Laboratory
measurements of ignition delay
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Local composition
and temperature analysis in rocket engines
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Combustion
under transient conditions
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Combustion-chamber
volume requirements
-
Combustion
instability
-
Scaling
procedures for liquid-fuel rocket engines
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Scaling
rules
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Similarity
of regenerative cooling system
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Similarity
of sweat cooling
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Low-frequency
stability
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High-frequency
stability
In the form
of a university course, each section includes "problems" to assist in understanding
the subject matter.
The original
texts were published using very small typeface and an inferior grade paper,
which made readability difficult at best. We have scanned the best
available first edition copy at high resolution, and devoted many hours
to restoring the digital archives. Unfortunately, due to the condition
of the original publication, we have not been able to add much clarity
in this reprint. The text in this reprint
is of low-quality resolution: buy this book only if you're looking
for serious, detailed, highly-technical information; it's not "beautiful
to look at," but does contain a wealth of hard-to-find and useful material.
This
document is an excellent "companion" to go with Sutton ("Rocket Propulsion
Elements") and Zucrow ("The Rocket Motor"). This is a new, limited-edition,
printed
with a high-resolution laser printer (not
photocopied) on high-quality, bright-white, acid-free paper for years of
reference use. Quality-bound, 83 pages, 5.5-inches wide by 8.5-inches
high. This exceptional text is not available anywhere else.
ISBN 1-878628-NEW. $17.85
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