Abstract
A gas extraction system (GES) has been designed for use with the hybrid rocket facility at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) for spectroscopic analysis of rocket plumes. While monitoring gas flow-rate and pressure, the GES extracts gases from the hybrid rocket plume and transports them to a mass spectrometer. This paper describes design and construction of a gas extraction probe (GEP) prototype capable of extracting gases directly from the plume. Gas dynamics equations were used to design two venturi-type GEP, converging and converging-diverging. The probe was tested with air to verify design assumptions. Flow rate through the U-arm and pressures for each probe were measured and compared.
Recommended Citation
Meadors, Constance and Wright, Andrew B.
(2002)
"Pressure and Flow Validation of a Second Generation Gas Extraction Probe for a Hybrid Rocket Gas Extraction System,"
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 56, Article 19.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol56/iss1/19
