Latitudinal dispersion of gases in the upper atmosphere
Latitudinal density distribution of gases in upper atmosphere
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Latitudinal density distribution of gases in upper atmosphere
Using miniature pigs for analysis of altitude decompression sickness and relative decompression hazards of various cabin atmospheres of inert gases
Acoustic instability driven by thermal radiation absorption in extremely high temperature gases
Stability of plane vortex sheet between gases exchanging heat by radiation applied to gas core in coaxial jet nuclear rocket
Primordial trapped planetary noble gases and solar isotopic ratios in separated meteoritic minerals from Orgueil carbonaceous chondrite
Ionized gases quantum transport cross sections and collision integrals, considering energy and temperature ranges for attractive and repulsive screened Coulomb potentials
Water vapor condensation effects on methane-air combustion gases for aerodynamic test medium
Computer program for selected gases outgassing rates calculation, tabulating and plotting for NERVA fuel elements gas evaluation
Bibliography and review of noble gases isotopic abundance in meteorites and lunar material, considering cosmic ray interactions, radiation ages and extinct radionuclides
Venous and arterial blood gases in hibernating and normothermic ground squirrels, showing venous oxygen and carbon dioxide partial pressures reduction in hibernation
Collision rates in photon and relativistic particle gases, noting importance for cosmic radio and X ray sources processes calculations
Inert gases release from breccia 10065 by lunar rock vacuum crushing at room temperature, suggesting breccia formation from gas-rich parent materials
Radioactive rare gases and tritium in Apollo 12 lunar rocks and in sample return container, noting relationship to solar flare event
Indigenous gases and hydrolyzable carbon compounds in Apollo 11 and 12 samples through gas chromatographic and mass spectrometric examination, noting meteoritic impact and solar wind implantation as probable origins
Ideal gases and binary monatomic gas mixtures heats of transport derivation from kinetic theory expressions for thermal transpiration
Gas chromatographic determination of small quantities of inert gases in reactive propellants is discussed. Operating conditions used for specific analyses of helium in diborane and nitrogen in oxygen difluoride are presented in tabular form.
Turbulent boundary layer flows of non-reacting gases are predicted for both interal (nozzle) and external flows. Effects of favorable pressure gradients on two eddy viscosity models were studied in rocket and hypervelocity wind tunnel flows. Nozzle flows of equilibrium air with stagnation temperatures up to 10,000 K were computed. Predictions of equilibrium nitrogen flows through hypervelocity nozzles were compared with experimental data. A slender spherically blunted cone was studied at 70,000 ft altitude and 19,000 ft/sec. in the earth's atmosphere. Comparisons with available experimental data showed good agreement. A computer program was developed and fully documented during this investigation for use by interested individuals.
An electron-bombardment ion thruster of the SERT 2 type was operated with xenon, krypton, argon, neon, nitrogen, helium, and carbon dioxide. The discharge performance with xenon, krypton, and argon was similar to that obtained previously with mercury. Mass spectrometer data indicated that the xenon contained no significant multiple ionization. Restriction of the beam area, with an associated decrease in discharge potential, was necessary to reduce multiple ionization with argon to a negligible level. This modification also resulted in more stable operation of the thruster. Performance with the remaining gases was poor because the basic thruster designed was optimized for operation with mercury.