• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 52, Issue 4, 20220621 (2023)
Zhiru Xiao1, Qinglin Niu1, Zhenhua Wang2, and Shikui Dong3
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Mechatronic Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
  • 2Science and Technology on Optical Radiation Laboratory, Beijing Institute of Environmental Features, Beijing 100854, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Aerospace Thermophysics of MIIT, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20220621 Cite this Article
    Zhiru Xiao, Qinglin Niu, Zhenhua Wang, Shikui Dong. Quantitative analysis of the uncertainty of infrared radiation signature of rocket exhaust plume caused by incoming flow[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(4): 20220621 Copy Citation Text show less
    Computational domain and grids
    Fig. 1. Computational domain and grids
    Comparison of infrared radiation intensity spectral of flare between calculation and reference results
    Fig. 2. Comparison of infrared radiation intensity spectral of flare between calculation and reference results
    Contours of flow field parameters in baseline case
    Fig. 3. Contours of flow field parameters in baseline case
    Radiation intensity of Atlas-IIA plume at H=15 km
    Fig. 4. Radiation intensity of Atlas-IIA plume at H=15 km
    Spectral radiation intensity uncertainty band and uncertainty
    Fig. 5. Spectral radiation intensity uncertainty band and uncertainty
    Main Sobol index of free stream parameters to spectral intensity: (a) velocity, (b) pressure, (c) temperature, and (d) angle of attack
    Fig. 6. Main Sobol index of free stream parameters to spectral intensity: (a) velocity, (b) pressure, (c) temperature, and (d) angle of attack
    Sobol index of coupling effect of free stream parameters to spectral intensity
    Fig. 7. Sobol index of coupling effect of free stream parameters to spectral intensity
    Sobol index of free stream parameters to in-band spectral intensity: (a) 3-5 μm band, (b) 2.5-3.2 μm band, (c) 2.8-3.0 μm band, and (d) 4.35-4.65 μm band
    Fig. 8. Sobol index of free stream parameters to in-band spectral intensity: (a) 3-5 μm band, (b) 2.5-3.2 μm band, (c) 2.8-3.0 μm band, and (d) 4.35-4.65 μm band
    ParameterFree streamNozzle
    U/m·s−1545.52 960
    P/Pa 12 11268 850
    T/K 216.72 230
    H20.000 0000.012 194
    O20.233 1540.000 028
    H2O 0.000 0000.272 437
    H0.000 0000.000 127
    OH0.000 0000.000 797
    N20.766 3880.000 000
    CO0.000 0000.412 125
    CO20.000 4580.302 293
    Table 1. Parameters of free stream flow and nozzle exit [15]
    BandMean value/W·sr−1Standard deviation/W·sr−1Uncertainty
    19.83×1066.62×1056.70%
    21.05×1076.77×1056.50%
    33.72×1062.55×1056.90%
    43.85×1063.50×1059.10%
    Table 2. Statistical properties of in-band radiance intensity
    Zhiru Xiao, Qinglin Niu, Zhenhua Wang, Shikui Dong. Quantitative analysis of the uncertainty of infrared radiation signature of rocket exhaust plume caused by incoming flow[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(4): 20220621
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