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Vibrational Relaxation Times of Gaseous Mixtures of Diatomic Molecules and their Effect on Rocket Performance

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Penny, Harmon Charles (1954) Vibrational Relaxation Times of Gaseous Mixtures of Diatomic Molecules and their Effect on Rocket Performance. Engineer's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Y2D2-M834. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01122004-094512

Abstract

The present methods available for the determination of the magnitudes of the vibrational relaxation times of molecules are discussed and the recently developed theory of Schwartz, Slawsky, and Herzfeld is used to compute the variation with temperature of the collisional vibrational excitation probabilities of mixtures of N2 and 02, and of H2 and HF. The results are used to estimate the extent of vibrational temperature lag in the hydrogen-fluorine rocket motor.

Item Type:Thesis (Engineer's thesis)
Subject Keywords:Aeronautical Engineering
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Engineering and Applied Science
Major Option:Aeronautics
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Penner, Stanford S.
Group:GALCIT
Thesis Committee:
  • Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:1 January 1954
Record Number:CaltechETD:etd-01122004-094512
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-01122004-094512
DOI:10.7907/Y2D2-M834
Default Usage Policy:No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided.
ID Code:129
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
Deposited By: Imported from ETD-db
Deposited On:12 Jan 2004
Last Modified:13 Jun 2023 21:52

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