An experiment was performed in conjunction with the Apollo 16 launch to define operational and instrumentational problems associated with launch-vehicle exhaust effluent monitoring. Ground and airborne sampling were performed for CO, CO2, hydrocarbons, and particulates. Sampling systems included filter pads and photometers for particulates and whole-air grab samples for gases. Launch debris was identified in the particulate samples at ground level(taken immediately after launch) and in the airborne measurements (taken 40 to 50 minutes after launch approximately 40 km downwind of the pad). Operational problems were identified and included the need for higher instrumentation mobility and the need for real-time sampling instrumentation as opposed to collection-type samples such as the whole-air grab sample. (Author)


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    Title :

    Apollo Saturn 511 Effluent Measurements from the APOLLO 16 Launch Operations: An Experiment


    Contributors:
    G. L. Gregory (author) / W. C. Hulten (author) / D. E. Wornom (author)

    Publication date :

    1974


    Size :

    16 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Apollo Saturn 511 effluent measurements from the Apollo 16 launch operations : an experiment

    Gregory, Gerald L. / Hulten, William C. / Wornom, Dewey E. | TIBKAT | 1974



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