Design Recommendations for the Smart Weapons Operability Enhancement Three-Dimensional Thermal Model.
Abstract
The modeling and understanding of the radiant structure from natural backgrounds is a complex undertaking due to the great variability in scene elements. The physical processes describing the radiant field, as well as many of the objects generating the radiation, are three dimensional (3-D) in nature so a full 3-D treatment of the physics is necessary in order to properly describe the radiant field. However, the theoretical requirement for a 3-D treatment of the physics must be balanced against the practical realities of what 3-D processes are actually important and if proper and complete data resources are available to justify the detailed calculations. The report presents results from a study designed to establish design recommendations for a multi-dimensional energy balance model. Results will be presented to detail under what conditions a multi-dimensional treatment of the energy balance for natural backgrounds must be performed and under what conditions 1-D calculations are sufficient.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 26, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA258709
Entities
People
- J. R. Hummel
- M. G. Cheifetz