Solid fuel ramjet infrared signature
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Author
Luehrsen, Russell P.
Date
1991-12Advisor
Netzer, David W.
Second Reader
Shreeve, Raymond P.
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The objective of the thesis was to determine the effects of equivalence ratio (Ø) and fuel composition on the infrared signature of solid fueled ramjets (SFRJ). Solid fuels investigated were Plexiglas, HTPB, and HTPB with aluminum, silicon, boron carbide, and/or magnesium. They were tested at chamber pressures of 80-170 psia and with equivalence ratios between 0.3 and 1.4. With the plume
emissivity set to 1.0, plume irradiance was found to increase approximately with the second power of the actual combustor stagnation temperature. In addition to providing needed plume signature data for the SFRJ, this information can be used to validate numerical predictions from the SPF (Standardized Plume Flowfield) and SIRRM (Standardized Infrared Radiation Model) computer codes, which are used to predict the plume infrared signature.