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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF SOLID ROCKET MOTORS GROUND TESTS
ABSTRACT
It is usually recognized that the impact of solid rocket propulsion on the environment lies in the interaction between exhaust gases and upper atmosphere layers (greenhouse effect or ozone layer's destruction). The fact remains that local pollution near test benches, may occur if meteorological conditions are bad. In order to grant test permission, we studie the environmental impact of a given test. Indeed, industrial and urban areas located in the neighborhood, require that acid rain phenomenon should be taken into account. Achieved at the shortest delay before the tests, this environmental impact assessment is carried out by computed simulations. Results have been gradually adjusted thanks to various tests up to the ARIANE V booster scale. Recently new work was done on the ascensive phase of exhausts and a new model, derived from G.A. BRIGGS' model, was developed. Theoretical work is presented.