Numerical modelling of the radar signature of rocket exhaust plumes

Fromentin-Denozière, B.; Gueyffier, Denis; Simon, J.

doi:10.1109/iceaa.2012.6328658

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“…We denote by a il the number of atom l in species i, the charge being treated as an atom, and by ν r the vector of stoichiometric coefficients for the rth reaction defined by expression (10). Then conservation of atoms in the r reaction is expressed by the relation…”

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Numerical Simulation of Ionized Rocket Plumes

Gueyffier

Fromentin-Denozière

Simon

et al. 2014

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

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In this paper, a multiphysics numerical approach for predicting the ionization level in solid rocket engine plumes is presented. Ionization takes place in the rocket combustion chamber and in the exhaust plume. A low-temperature, high-density plasma is created, with small Debye length in most of the plume region. Ambipolar diffusion is therefore assumed for ions and electrons in the plume, and a set of conservation equations is derived to be solved by the numerical model. A number of numerical strategies to resolve this system is derived, as well as a novel scheme that enforces charge neutrality. This approach is integrated into a complex code for compressible, multispecies, turbulent flow simulations. The model is then coupled with a Maxwell's equations solver in order to simulate the radar cross section of rocket plumes. Finally, computations of ionization levels and radar cross section of a Black Brant rocket plume are presented.

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“…A careful review of the nonequilibrium chemical mechanisms describing ionization in the plume can be found in [7]. More recent work on numerical simulation can be found in [8][9][10]. Other closely related work includes [11][12][13].…”

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Numerical Simulation of Ionized Rocket Plumes

Gueyffier

Fromentin-Denozière

Simon

et al. 2014

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

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“…Today, only few works are dedicated to study RF transmission during a space flight [5,6,7,8]. Kinefuchi's team has proposed to compute attenuation of RF waves by the plume in the cases of the ground experiment and the launcher in flight [5,9,10].…”

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“…The Fromentin-Denozière team's works also combine these different aspects to describe the electromagnetic signature of rocket engine plumes [8]. In this paper, aerothermochemical properties of the plume are computed and electromagnetic signature is obtained thanks to the study of the wave reflected by the plasma.…”

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Radio frequency attenuation by a rocket plume using diffraction theory and finite element modeling

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