VAPORIZATION OF RADIOISOTOPE FUELS IN LAUNCH VEHICLE ABORT FIRES

Summary......Page 11
I Introduction......Page 13
Vaporization Model......Page 15
111 Liquid Propellant Pad Aborts......Page 20
IV Solid Propellant Pad Aborts......Page 36
V Altitude Aborts......Page 48
VI Recondensation......Page 54
VI1 Uncertainties and Approximations......Page 66
VIII Cmclusions......Page 74
A Fundamental Relations for Vanorization and Condensation......Page 77
B N3te on Heat Transfer Mechanisms......Page 85
C "Blow-OTf" Model for Vaporization in Solid Propellant Fires......Page 93
D Altitude Almrts......Page 99
E Recondensation......Page 109
F List of Syinbols......Page 123
References......Page 128
Saturn V Abort Fireball Time-Temperature Hi story......Page 21
a Saturn V Abort......Page 22
of Particle Size in a Saturn V Abort......Page 24
Function of Release Time......Page 25
Observed Particle Size Spectra......Page 28
Gener a_li zed Li qui d-Prop ellant Abort Mod-el......Page 30
Generalized Model......Page 32
Generalized Model......Page 33
Soli d -Pr op ell ant F1 ame T enp er at UT e Prof i 1 e s......Page 38
Size......Page 39
F:i r e s......Page 41
Model )......Page 44
Vagortzation of 238Pu02 Fuels in Altitude Aborts......Page 53
Fuel Following Ret erogenegus Recondensation......Page 59
Aerosols as a Function of Particle Size......Page 61
Fuel Following Homogeneous Recondensation......Page 63
Heat Capacities versus Ambient Pressure......Page 102
D-2 Heat Capacity of Saturn V Combustion G2ses......Page 106