Muzzle Flash Onset: An Algebraic Criterion and Further Validation of the Muzzle Exhaust Flow Field Model

Abstract

In this report an algebraic criterion to predict the onset of muzzle flash is formulated. The criterion is derived from the detailed analysis of a complex Muzzle Exhaust Flow Field (MEFF) model which includes turbulence and detailed chemical kinetics. The algebraic criterion, therefore, contains the essential features of the complex MEFF model. Additional efforts required for the improvement of the criterion are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA126103

Entities

People

  • V. Yousefian

Organizations

  • Aerodyne Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Computational Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Kinetics
  • Military Research
  • Mixing
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Propellant Flash
  • Turbulent Mixing

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