- Author
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Campbell, J. P.
- Title
- Effect of Sublimation on the Behavior of Cryodeposits.
- Coporate
- Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH
- Report
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NASA TN D-6540,
November 1971,
22 p.
- Keywords
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sublimation
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heat balance
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thermal radiation
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equations
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water
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carbon dioxide
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argon
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krypton
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xenon
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oxygen
- Identifiers
- cryodeposits; cryogenic condensates
- Abstract
- The rates of energy loss due to sublimation have been calculated for water, carbon dioxide, argon, krypton, xenon, and oxygen over the temperature range in which these materials are solids and have vapor pressures of less than 1 torr. These energy losses are compared with the possible thermal radiation losses of such depositsin the same temperature range. It is the purpose of this paper to present a definitive study of the effect of sublimation on the heat balance of various cryodeposits and to consider the interaction between a subliming cryodeposit and the electromagnetic radiation to which it is subjected.