Aircraft plume infrared signature in nonafterburning mode

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 413-415

  Mahulikar, S P ^a,b   Rao, G A ^a,b   Sane, S K ^a,b   Marathe, A G ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FUSELAGES; GAS TURBINES; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDROCARBONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; THERMAL PLUMES;

AIRCRAFT PLUMES; GUIDED MISSILES; NONAFTERBURNING MODE; PLUME RADIATION; STEALTH TECHNOLOGY;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 23244464275     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.14686     Document Type: Article

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