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Using speed of sound measurements to constrain the Huygens Probe descent profile. H. Svedhem, J-P. Lebreton ESA/RSSD, NL J. Zarnecki, B. Hati Open University, UK. John Tyndall’s atmospheric experiment 1875. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Using speed of sound measurements to constrain the Huygens Probe descent profile
H. Svedhem, J-P. LebretonESA/RSSD, NL
J. Zarnecki, B. HatiOpen University, UK
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experiment 1875
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About 100 years later Jean-Pierre Lebreton proposes to fly an acoustic sensor to Titan
• We now talk about miniaturisation…..
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The Acoustic Properties Investigation (API) of the Surface Science Package on Huygens
• API has two sets of sensors and one card of electronics incorporated in to the SSP Top Hat and electronics box– API-S, (sounder) is a monostatic SODAR for detection of
atmospheric precipitation during the descent, surface characterisation during the last phase of the descent and detection of sea depth in case of landing in a liquid.
– API-V, (velocity) will measure the speed of sound across a 15 cm long path during the descent from an altitude of about 50 km down to the surface, and in the liquid in case of landing in a liquid.
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API-S
• The API-S in principle works as a conventional SODAR.• The return signal is proportional to the number density of
the scattering particles in the scattering volume and to the particle diameter to the 6th power. (Rayleigh scattering)
• For both volume scattering and surface scattering the signal is inversely proportional to the square of the distance.
• The similarities to Radars are striking. By coincidence the wavelength of the API-S and the probe altimeter are both about 2 cm. Comparisons will be useful.
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API-S Modes 1/2
• Atmospheric sounding mode, >7km. Search for hydrometeors and turbulence. Pulse length 10 ms. Binned samples for the closes 50 m are stored each 2 seconds.
• Surface proximity mode,7km>h>1km. Pulse length 10 ms. Search for surface return AND hydrometeors. Binned samples at higher resolution around the surface bin each 3 seconds.
• Near surface mode. h<1km. Pulse length 2 ms. Search for surface structure and topography. Binned samples at highest resolution around the surface bin each second.
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API-S Modes 2/2
• Surface mode. After impact, search for depth of liquid. Pulse length 10 ms. Send one pulse, listen for 10 s. Binned data around the maximum return.
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API-V mode
• One mode only at h<60 km. Sensor A transmits a pulse and start a 4 Mhz counter, sensor B receives the pulse and stops the counter. Immediately afterwards the sequence is repeated in the reverse direction. Both data are stored. Frequency of measurement is 1 s.
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API-S reflectivity factors, Z
Hydrometeor condition Precipitation rate Z[mm/h] [mm6m-3]
Cloud 0.001 to 1Fog 0.01 to 1Drizzle 1 10Light Rain 1 200Heavy Rain 25 33000Light Snow 1 1000Heavy Snow 10 40000
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API-S Performance
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log Z [mm6m-3]
Echo
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l [dB
, ref
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uPa]
d=50 md=10 mNoise level
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Performance API-S
• Reflectivity factors on earth are known, (previous graph). Titan situation is hard to estimate.
• Garry (1996)estimated, based on data from Toon et al (1988) that the reflectivity factors at Titan are too low to be detected by API-S. The method for these calculations was however unconventional and seem to give too pessimistic results.
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API-V pressure sensitivity
0.01
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Pressure [mBar]
Rec
eive
r out
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mV]
N=10N=1
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Error analysis
• M = ·R · T · c-2
M/M=((T/T)2+ (2c/c)2)1/2
• For the gasses at the temperatures we have c is about 200 m/s, we get with 250 ns resolution and 15 cm path, 2c/c 7 ·10-4. T 0.1 K which at 100 K gives T/T = 10-3. The contributions are thus of the same order of magnitude.
M/M 1.2 ·10-3 .
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Empirical approach, gas
• In stead of calculating the mean molecular weigh one may go directly to find mixing ratios from calibrated measurements.
• The mixing ratio will be accurate to better than 1 % for binary gasses. The number is dependent on which species are involved.
• This will work well for binary mixtures but is difficult for mixtures of three or more gasses (or liquids)
• For mixtures of three or more components a test of the expected sound speed can give useful constraints to measurements by other instruments.
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Empirical approach, liquid
• For the liquids the sound speeds are typically ten times higher while the resolution remains 250 ns. Hence the c/c is the dominating error.
• The spread in sound speed is larger and therefore a precision in the mixing ratio similar to that of gasses will be achieved, i.e. about 1% for binary mixtures.
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API-V in Nitrogen gas
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Soun
d sp
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API-V in 100% Methane gas
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API-V in 100% Ethane gas
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API-V in 100% Ethane liquid
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API-V in 100% Methane liquid
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Soud
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What about the miniaturisation, did it work
out?
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