For us on a budget we simply used the exhaust colour to determine if
we were getting complete decomposition. For a monoprop, if it's clear
it almost a certainty that it's fully catalized. Any thing else means
something is amiss.
I can demonstrate this from a video of a peroxide powered motor bike.
https://youtu.be/tDLrWbvRyyI This is a wet start, quite typical, to a
good clean run
Robert
At 12:35 PM 12/18/2015, you wrote:
This may sound stupid but once upon a time I was a chemist at Radian Corp. We went to California to do EPA work sampling steam coming from the oil wells (they inject steam to get the thick oil to flow) Anyway we used big fin/fan condensers to cool the steam and used gas chromatography to check for hydrocarbons in the condensate. condensing the exhaust might be a useful way to get the data I'm after. I'm not coming into this to play I need empirical data. Not ballpark results. This is likely too far but it should give you a sense of how serious I am about getting the proper data. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [AR] Re: Peroxide sensor > From: "Henrik Schultz" <henrik@xxxxxx> > Date: Fri, December 18, 2015 12:14 pm > To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Just measure the temperature using a thermocouple. If it is not fully > decomposed the residual boiling HTP will keep the temperature way down. > I forgot the actual number, but you should be getting in the ballpark of > 600-700 degrees C when fully decomposed. > > As someone else also pointed out, inject your gasoline or kerosene into > the hot steam, and it will atomize and auto-ignite nicely, double your > Isp, and have good combustion stability. > > /Henrik > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Monroe L. King Jr." <monroe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Arocket" <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: 12/18/2015 10:53:46 AM > Subject: [AR] Peroxide sensor > > > Sensing combustion is a bit difficult but using peroxide it occurs to > >me it might be more possible to sense the catalyzation completeness in > >an easier way? > > > > Any thoughts on how that might be accomplished? > >