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Rocket Exhaust Plume Secondary Smoke Formation Modeling

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Army 		Award ID:
68246 		Program Year/Program:
2004 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
A032-1639 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Combustion Research and Flow Technology,
6210 Kellers Church Road Pipersville, PA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2004
Title: Rocket Exhaust Plume Secondary Smoke Formation Modeling
Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY
Contract: W31P4Q-05-C-R032
Award Amount: $729,999.00
 

Abstract:

Our proposal addresses the inclusion of a secondary smoke model into a modern CFD code that is widely used for plume simulations. This will permit high fidelity simulations of dynamic, missile exhaust plume flowfields that, under certain conditions, produce a condensation cloud that can obscure the electromagnetic signals utilized for guidance and targeting. The CRAFT CFDr Navier-Stokes code used already contains much of the requisite physics (finite-rate chemistry, multiphase particulates, condensation/vaporization, etc.) in a dynamic grid framework developed to analyze extended plumes (launch to target) for tactical systems. We will implement and demonstrate the operation of an advanced secondary smoke model that will analyze condensation of water vapor on heterogeneous nuclei in the presence of HCl. The resulting droplets will be composed of either water and/or variable water/acid compositions. The modeling implements both an Eulerian particulate cloud framework as well as a Lagrangian particulate tracking framework. We will assess the potential of this modeling approach for providing high fidelity predictions that can accurately simulate secondary smoke formation in tactical missile exhaust plumes under a broad range of conditions and will perform studies for representative tactical missile scenarios.

Principal Investigator:

Brian York
Principal Scientist
2157661520
york@craft-tech.com

Business Contact:

Brian York
Principal Scientist/Treas
2157661520
york@craft-tech.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

COMBUSTION RESEARCH & FLOW TECHNOLOGY,
6210 Keller's Church Road Pipersville, PA 18947

EIN/Tax ID: 232759059
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No