Experimental and synthetic laser-absorption-spectroscopy measurements of temperature, pressure, and CO at 1 MHz for evaluation of post-detonation fireball models

GC Mathews, M Gomez, CJ Schwartz… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
A quantum-cascade-laser-absorption-spectroscopy (QCLAS) diagnostic was used to
characterize post-detonation fireballs of RP-80 detonators via measurements of …

Clustering-enhanced Lattice discrete particle modeling for quasi-brittle fracture and fragmentation analysis

Y Lyu, M Troemner, E Lale, E Ramyar, WK Liu… - Computational …, 2024 - Springer
This study focuses on predicting and quantifying fragmentation phenomena under high
impulsive dynamic loading, such as blast, impact, and penetration events, which induce …

Spatiotemporally resolved 5-MHz visualization and particle image velocimetry in early time multiphase blasts

M Gomez, DK Lauriola, MN Slipchenko, S Roy… - Optics and Lasers in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Explosive blasts, used in a variety of engineering applications, have coupled multiphase
dynamics, and require high-fidelity spatiotemporally resolved measurements to understand …

Extinction Imaging Diagnostics for In Situ Quantification of Soot within Explosively Generated Fireballs

AJ Saltzman, AD Brown, K Wan… - Propellants …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fireballs produced from the detonation of high explosives often contain particulates primarily
composed of various phases of carbon soot. The transport and concentration of these …

Imaging Pyrometry and Optical Depth Measurements in Explosive Fireballs using High-Speed Imaging

AD Brown, M Gomez, TR Meyer, SF Son… - AIAA SciTech 2022 …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1311. vid A significant portion of
the energy released by an explosive is contained in a post-detonation fireball. Quantitative …

Sub-resolution modeling of the apparent mass loss in quantitative broadband X-ray radiography

N Rahman, BR Halls, SM Reardon, TR Meyer… - Measurement, 2023 - Elsevier
The quantitative impact of image blur on calculated object mass in X-ray radiography is
explored. Radiographed object masses are initially estimated through experimental …

Advancing Multiphase Combustion Diagnostics Towards Four-Dimensional Measurements

M Gomez - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Multiphase flow dynamics are integral to many propulsion, sprays, energetics, and industrial
processes. Practical systems, especially in combustion, typically involve multidimensional …

Infrared Laser Diagnostics for Characterizing Combustion of Energetic Materials and Detonation Flows

GC Mathews - 2021 - search.proquest.com
Laser-absorption spectroscopy (LAS) is an established technique providing noninvasive
measurements of temperature, pressure, and species concentrations in combustion …

Laser-absorption-spectroscopy measurements of temperature, pressure, and CO at 1 MHz in post-detonation fireballs

GC Mathews, M Gomez, C Schwartz, SF Son… - AIAA SCITECH 2022 …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-0288. vid Scanned-wavelength
direct-absorption spectroscopy was used to measure CO absorbance spectra near 2008.5 …