Optical diagnostics for solid rocket plumes characterization: A review

AM Toscano, MR Lato, D Fontanarosa, MG De Giorgi - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, solid fuel combustion propulsion of spacecraft has become one of the
most popular choices for rocket propulsion systems. The reasons for this success are a wide …

[HTML][HTML] IR radiation characteristics of rocket exhaust plumes under varying motor operating conditions

NIU Qinglin, HE Zhihong, D Shikui - Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 2017 - Elsevier
The infrared (IR) irradiance signature from rocket motor exhaust plumes is closely related to
motor type, propellant composition, burn time, rocket geometry, chamber parameters and …

[HTML][HTML] An improved SHDOM coupled with CFD for simulating infrared radiation signatures of rocket plumes

D Zhang, L Bai, Y Wang, Q Lv, T Zhang - Infrared Physics & Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
To analyze the infrared signatures of plumes, an improved coupled infrared radiation model
is proposed based on the spherical harmonic discrete coordinate method (SHDOM) and the …

[HTML][HTML] A numerical study on the influence of multiple nozzles on the infrared radiation signatures of liquid rocket exhaust plumes

P Yan, W Gao, X Meng, H Wang, Q Niu… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
A numerical study was conducted to examine the relationship between the infrared radiation
characteristics of liquid rocket engine exhaust plumes under the same thrust conditions and …

Infrared signature of NEPE, HTPB rocket plume under varying flight conditions and motor size

S Kim, S Kim, M Kim, S Song, JS Lee - Infrared Physics & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, radiation signatures of rocket plumes based on HTPB and NEPE propellants
are simulated under varying altitudes, flight Mach numbers, and motor size. The flow field of …

Numerical study of infrared radiation characteristics of a boost-gliding aircraft with reaction control systems

Q Niu, S Yang, Z He, S Dong - Infrared physics & technology, 2018 - Elsevier
This work investigates the infrared radiation characteristics of high-temperature hypersonic
flows with two reaction control system (RCS) plumes in the glide phase. Computational …

A simplified model for fast estimating infrared thermal radiation of low-altitude under-expanded exhaust plumes

Q Niu, D Fu, S Dong, H Tan - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, a fast estimating method of thermal infrared radiation signatures for low-
altitude exhaust plumes was proposed. In engineering application, it is essential to predict …

[HTML][HTML] Infrared radiation signature of exhaust plume from solid propellants with different energy characteristics

W Wang, S Li, Q Zhang, N Wang - Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 2013 - Elsevier
The infrared radiation signature of the plume from solid propellants with different energy
characteristics is not the same. Three kinds of double-base propellants of different energy …

Experimental investigation on the heat fluxes generated by AP/HTPB solid propellant flames

S Boulal, RW Devillers, JY Lestrade, JM Lamet… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This article describes an experimental investigation into the heat fluxes generated by the
combustion of AP/HTPB solid propellant samples inside 1‑MPa pressurized combustion …

Large eddy simulation of aerosol particle dispersion mechanism in aircraft exhaust plume

W Sun, F Hu, J Zhang, W Zhong, Y Shan - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Aerosol Infrared Stealth Technology is a novel method to suppress the infrared by
releasing aerosol particles around the hot exhaust plume. However, the Infrared Radiation …