On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 15:12:23 -0500, Alex Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Did you guys read the Armadillo update, in particular the part about >suspected correlation between milky exhaust and initial temperature of >peroxide. Yep. Initial peroxide temperature has a pronounced effect on catalytic activity; that's certainly a factor in the low performance they're seeing. Doesn't mean there aren't others, but I but warming the peroxide makes the problem go away. It's such a PITA, though. >On the static test (KISS III) did you make a note of the >initial temperature? Yep. At 1346 PST, as we were loading the first batch of peroxide, the peroxide temp was 23.5 C. That's 74 F, not too hot, not too cold. It was a beautiful day for testing. I did see a little bit of misting at the top of the nozzle exit (nozzle is oriented horizontally) during the first two runs. The third was absolutely clean. >I'm not sure of the local conditions where you plan >to fly, but I think this must be watched in the late part of the season. November in Mojave, probably in early afternoon, should be about the same as yesterday. > Any pretty plumbing pictures posted? A couple people brought digital cameras (at some point, both of them were being used for data reduction), but I don't know their plans for posting pictures. -R -- "...And the last thing I remember is asking, 'What could go wrong?'" _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
