Creating Earth Stratospheric Conditions in a Vacuum Chamber
Department
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Major
Nuclear Engineering
Research Advisor
Castano, Carlos H.
Advisor's Department
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Funding Source
Missouri S&T Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experiences (OURE) Program
Abstract
My project was the creation of a vacuum chamber which would replicate the conditions found in the earth’s stratosphere. The earth’s stratosphere is mostly ozone. This was done by creating a vacuum chamber that was ozone safe using Teflon. Semi-pure oxygen was then injected into the chamber. Then, a UV lamp was used to change the oxygen to ozone. Finally, an RGA(residual gas analyzer) was used to measure the amount of oxygen and ozone present. This project was the base step for a larger project involving the affects of hydrogen on the earth’s atmosphere.
Biography
Ryan Wohldmann is a sophomore at Missouri S&T in the Nuclear Engineering Department. He was been working with vacuum technologies for four semesters.
Research Category
Engineering
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Location
Upper Atrium/Hallway
Presentation Date
07 Apr 2010, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Creating Earth Stratospheric Conditions in a Vacuum Chamber
Upper Atrium/Hallway
My project was the creation of a vacuum chamber which would replicate the conditions found in the earth’s stratosphere. The earth’s stratosphere is mostly ozone. This was done by creating a vacuum chamber that was ozone safe using Teflon. Semi-pure oxygen was then injected into the chamber. Then, a UV lamp was used to change the oxygen to ozone. Finally, an RGA(residual gas analyzer) was used to measure the amount of oxygen and ozone present. This project was the base step for a larger project involving the affects of hydrogen on the earth’s atmosphere.
