Static Firing Tests for Evaluation of Plume Effects on Missile RF Susceptibility.
Abstract
Theoretical analysis of the electrical properties of the REDEYE missile exhaust plume attributes a maximum conductivity to the plume of a few tenths of a mho/m in a region close to the motor nozzle. The conductivity decreases along the length of the plume and exhibits a radical dependence. When a REDEYE missile is exposed to an RF field, the presence of the current on plume can be expected to affect the distribution of the current on the missile skin and to thus affect the RF energy coupled into the interior through apertures such as the seeker dome. A plume Effects Test Program was conducted in May 1977 to evaluate the effect of the missile plume on the coupling of electromagnetic energy into the interior of the REDEYE missile. The test were conducted with the missile in a strap-down configuration at the Whte Sands Missile Range Electromagnetic Radiation Effects site. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 11, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA069128
Entities
People
- Lee J Johnson