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Compressible fluid flows involving multiple physical states of matter occur in both nature and technical applications such as underwater explosions and implosions, cavitation-induced bubble collapse in naval applications and Richtmyer-Meshkov type instabilities in inertial confinement fusion. Of particular interest is the atomization of fuels that enable shock-induced mixing of fuel and oxidizer in supersonic combustors. Due to low residence times and varying length scales, providing insight through physical experiments is both technically challenging and sometimes unfeasible. Numerical simulations can help provide detailed insight and aid in the engineering design of devices that can harness these physical phenomena.
In this research, computational methods were developed to accurately simulate phase interfaces in compressible fluid flows with a focus on targeting primary atomization. Novel numerical methods which treat the phase interface as a discontinuity, and as a smeared region were developed using low-dissipation, high-order schemes. The resulting methods account for the effects of compressibility, surface tension and viscosity. To aid with the varying length scales and high-resolution requirements found in atomization applications, an adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) framework is used to provide high-resolution only in regions of interest. The developed methods were verified with test cases involving strong shocks, high density ratios, surface tension effects and jumps in the equations of state, in one-, two- and three dimensions, obtaining good agreement with theoretical and experimental results. An application case of the primary atomization of a liquid jet injected into a Mach 2 supersonic crossflow of air is performed with the methods developed.
In this research, computational methods were developed to accurately simulate phase interfaces in compressible fluid flows with a focus on targeting primary atomization. Novel numerical methods which treat the phase interface as a discontinuity, and as a smeared region were developed using low-dissipation, high-order schemes. The resulting methods account for the effects of compressibility, surface tension and viscosity. To aid with the varying length scales and high-resolution requirements found in atomization applications, an adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) framework is used to provide high-resolution only in regions of interest. The developed methods were verified with test cases involving strong shocks, high density ratios, surface tension effects and jumps in the equations of state, in one-, two- and three dimensions, obtaining good agreement with theoretical and experimental results. An application case of the primary atomization of a liquid jet injected into a Mach 2 supersonic crossflow of air is performed with the methods developed.
ContributorsKannan, Karthik (Author) / Herrmann, Marcus (Thesis advisor) / Huang, Huei-Ping (Committee member) / Lopez, Juan (Committee member) / Peet, Yulia (Committee member) / Wang, Liping (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2020
Tungsten Trioxide-based Variable Reflectivity Radiation Coatings for Optical Propulsion Applications
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This thesis explores the potential application of the phase change material tungsten trioxide (WO3) in optical force modulation for spacecraft and satellites. It starts with a literature review of past space optical force applications as well as potential phase change materials for optical force modulation. This is followed by the theoretical model and discussions of the optical properties of a variety of materials used in the structures explored thereafter. Four planar structures were analyzed in detail. Two of the structures were opaque and the other two were semi-transparent.
The first of the opaque structures was a tungsten trioxide film on aluminum substrate (WO3/Al). It was found to have a 26% relative change in radiation pressure with WO3 thickness of 200 nm. The second opaque structure was a tungsten trioxide film on silicon spacer on aluminum substrate (WO3/Si/Al). This structure was found to have a 25% relative change in radiation pressure with 180 nm WO3 and 20 nm Si.
The semitransparent structures were tungsten trioxide film on undoped silicone substrate (WO3/Si), and a tungsten trioxide film on a silicone spacer on tungsten trioxide (WO3/Si/WO3). The WO3/Si structure was found to have an 8% relative change in radiation pressure with 200 nm WO3 and 50 nm Si. The WO3/Si/WO3 structure had a relative change in radiation pressure of 20% with 85 nm WO3 and 90 nm Si.
These structures show promise for attitude control in future solar sailing space missions. The IKAROS mission proved the functionality of using phase change material in order to steer a space craft. This was accomplished with a 7.8% relative change in radiation pressure. However, this only occurred at a pressure change of 0.11 µN/m2 over a range of 0.4 to 1.0 µm which is approximately 77.1% of the solar spectrum energy. The proposed structure (WO3/Al) with a 26% relative change in radiation pressure with a pressure change of 1.4 µN/m2 over a range 0.4 to 1.6 µm which is approximately 80% of the solar spectrum energy. The magnitude of radiation pressure variation in this study exceeds that used on the IKAROS, showing applicability for future mission.
The first of the opaque structures was a tungsten trioxide film on aluminum substrate (WO3/Al). It was found to have a 26% relative change in radiation pressure with WO3 thickness of 200 nm. The second opaque structure was a tungsten trioxide film on silicon spacer on aluminum substrate (WO3/Si/Al). This structure was found to have a 25% relative change in radiation pressure with 180 nm WO3 and 20 nm Si.
The semitransparent structures were tungsten trioxide film on undoped silicone substrate (WO3/Si), and a tungsten trioxide film on a silicone spacer on tungsten trioxide (WO3/Si/WO3). The WO3/Si structure was found to have an 8% relative change in radiation pressure with 200 nm WO3 and 50 nm Si. The WO3/Si/WO3 structure had a relative change in radiation pressure of 20% with 85 nm WO3 and 90 nm Si.
These structures show promise for attitude control in future solar sailing space missions. The IKAROS mission proved the functionality of using phase change material in order to steer a space craft. This was accomplished with a 7.8% relative change in radiation pressure. However, this only occurred at a pressure change of 0.11 µN/m2 over a range of 0.4 to 1.0 µm which is approximately 77.1% of the solar spectrum energy. The proposed structure (WO3/Al) with a 26% relative change in radiation pressure with a pressure change of 1.4 µN/m2 over a range 0.4 to 1.6 µm which is approximately 80% of the solar spectrum energy. The magnitude of radiation pressure variation in this study exceeds that used on the IKAROS, showing applicability for future mission.
ContributorsVlastos, Joseph Niko (Author) / Wang, Liping (Thesis advisor) / Wang, Robert (Committee member) / Calhoun, Ron (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2020
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This research focuses mainly on employing tunable materials to achieve dynamic radiative properties for spacecraft and building thermal management. A secondary objective is to investigate tunable materials for optical propulsion applications. The primary material investigated is vanadium dioxide (VO2), which is a thermochromic material with an insulator-to-metal phase transition. VO2 typically undergoes a dramatic shift in optical properties at T = 341 K, which can be reduced through a variety of techniques to a temperature more suitable for thermal control applications. A VO2-based Fabry-Perot variable emitter is designed, fabricated, characterized, and experimentally demonstrated. The designed emitter has high emissivity when the radiating surface temperature is above 345 K and low emissivity when the temperature is less than 341 K. A uniaxial transfer matrix method and Bruggeman effective medium theory are both introduced to model the anisotropic properties of the VO2 to facilitate the design of multilayer VO2-based devices. A new furnace oxidation process is developed for fabricating high quality VO2 and the resulting thin films undergo comprehensive material and optical characterizations. The corresponding measurement platform is developed to measure the temperature-dependent transmittance and reflectance of the fabricated Fabry-Perot samples. The variable heat rejection of the fabricated samples is demonstrated via bell jar and cryothermal vacuum calorimetry measurements. Thermal modeling of a spacecraft equipped with variable emittance radiators is also conducted to elucidate the requirements and the impact for thermochromic variable emittance technology.
The potential of VO2 to be used as an optical force modulating device is also investigated for spacecraft micropropulsion. The preliminary design considers a Fabry-Perot cavity with an anti-reflection coating which switches between an absorptive “off” state (for insulating VO2) and a reflective “on” state (for metallic VO2), thereby modulating the incident solar radiation pressure. The visible and near-infrared optical properties of the fabricated vanadium dioxide are examined to determine if there is a sufficient optical property shift in those regimes for a tunable device.
The potential of VO2 to be used as an optical force modulating device is also investigated for spacecraft micropropulsion. The preliminary design considers a Fabry-Perot cavity with an anti-reflection coating which switches between an absorptive “off” state (for insulating VO2) and a reflective “on” state (for metallic VO2), thereby modulating the incident solar radiation pressure. The visible and near-infrared optical properties of the fabricated vanadium dioxide are examined to determine if there is a sufficient optical property shift in those regimes for a tunable device.
ContributorsTaylor, Sydney June (Author) / Wang, Liping (Thesis advisor) / Wells, Valana (Committee member) / Yu, Hongbin (Committee member) / Wang, Robert (Committee member) / Thangavelautham, Jekanthan (Committee member) / Massina, Christopher J (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2020