Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Study of the vaporization characteristics of samples of ATJ graphite, a material that has been considered for use on a Jovian probe. These samples were subjected to radiative heating loads of approximately 2 kW/sq cm in argon atmospheres of pressures from 0.00046 to 1 atm. Surface temperatures, mass loss rates, and spatially resolved emission spectral data were recorded. These data are analyzed to determine carbon vapor pressure as a function of temperature and are compared with current models for the vapor pressure of carbon. The effects of finite vaporization (i.e., nonequilibrium) rates are considered and compared with experiment. Estimates of the heat of vaporization from an energy balance are also presented.
Keywords:
THERMODYNAMICS AND COMBUSTION
Type:
AIAA PAPER 72-296
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Thermophysics Conference; Apr 10, 1972 - Apr 12, 1972; San Antonio, TX
Format:
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