Geosynchronous (GEO) satellites are essential for modern communication networks. If communication to a GEO satellite is lost and a malfunction occurs upon orbit insertion such as a solar panel not deploying there is no direct way to observe it from Earth. Due to the GEO orbit distance of ~36,000 km from Earth's surface, the Rayleigh criteria dictates that a 14 m telescope is required to conventionally image a satellite with spatial resolution down to 1 m using visible light. Furthermore, a telescope larger than 30 m is required under ideal conditions to obtain spatial resolution down to 0.4 m. This dissertation evaluates a method for obtaining high spatial resolution images of GEO satellites from an Earth based system by measuring the irradiance distribution on the ground resulting from the occultation of the satellite passing in front of a star. The representative size of a GEO satellite combined with the orbital distance results in the ground shadow being consistent with a Fresnel diffraction pattern when observed at visible wavelengths. A measurement of the ground shadow irradiance is used as an amplitude constraint in a Gerchberg-Saxton phase retrieval algorithm that produces a reconstruction of the satellite's 2D transmission function which is analogous to a reverse contrast image of the satellite. The advantage of shadow imaging is that a terrestrial based redundant set of linearly distributed inexpensive small telescopes, each coupled to high speed detectors, is a more effective resolved imaging system for GEO satellites than a very large telescope under ideal conditions. Modeling and simulation efforts indicate sub-meter spatial resolution can be readily achieved using collection apertures of less than 1 meter in diameter. A mathematical basis is established for the treatment of the physical phenomena involved in the shadow imaging process. This includes the source star brightness and angular extent, and the diffraction of starlight from the satellite. Atmospheric effects including signal attenuation, refraction/dispersion, and turbulence are also applied to the model. The light collection and physical measurement process using highly sensitive geiger-mode avalanche photo-diode (GM-APD) detectors is described in detail. A simulation of the end-to-end shadow imaging process is constructed and then utilized to quantify the spatial resolution limits based on source star, environmental, observational, collection, measurement, and image reconstruction parameters.

Tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry Using Colored Shadow Imaging by Meshal K Alarfaj, Master of Science King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, 2015 Tomographic Particle image velocimetry (PIV) is a recent PIV method capable of reconstructing the full 3D velocity field of complex flows, within a 3-D volume. For nearly the last decade, it has become the most powerful tool for study of turbulent velocity fields and promises great advancements in the study of fluid mechanics. Among the early published studies, a good number of researches have suggested enhancements and optimizations of different aspects of this technique to improve the effectiveness. One major aspect, which is the core of the present work, is related to reducing the cost of the Tomographic PIV setup. In this thesis, we attempt to reduce this cost by using an experimental setup exploiting 4 commercial digital still cameras in combination with low-cost Light emitting diodes (LEDs). We use two different colors to distinguish the two light pulses. By using colored shadows with red and green LEDs, we can identify the particle locations within the measurement volume, at the two different times, thereby allowing calculation of the velocities. The present work tests this technique on the flows patterns of a jet ejected from a tube in a water tank. Results from the images processing are presented and challenges discussed.

Les impacts de gouttes sur paroi chaude sont présents dans de multiples domaines, tels que l'injection de diesel sous forme de spray dans des moteurs à combustions internes, ou le traitement thermiques de l'acier dans le domaine de la sidérurgie. L'étude de l'interactions goutte/paroi permet de mieux comprendre les phénomènes thermiques mis en jeu, et ainsi d'aboutir à des économies d'énergies et d'eau. De nombreux travaux portent sur cette thématique, mais ils présentent des résultats divergents et uniquement basés sur l'étude de la paroi chaude. Cette thèse a pour but d'apporter des mesures expérimentales sur les caractéristiques inconnues en étudiant les gouttes. Pour cela, un dispositif expérimental a été mis au point afin de mener à bien l'ensemble des mesures souhaitées. Les diverses techniques de mesures de température utilisées sont présentées, et une attention plus particulière a été portée sur le développement de la technique de fluorescence induite par plan laser qui permet d'accéder au champ de température des gouttes durant leur impact. Cette méthode, combinée à une technique de thermographie par caméra infrarouge couplée à un modèle de conduction inverse, permet d'extraire les paramètres concernant l'aspect thermique, et de déterminer de nouvelles caractéristiques inédites, telles que l'échauffement des gouttes, l'évaporation relative de celles-ci ou encore l'efficacité de refroidissement. Les parts respectives jouées par la chaleur sensible et l'évaporation des gouttes sont tirées de cette dernière. Enfin, l'aspect dynamique est également abordé aboutissant au développement d'une technique d'ombroscopie rapide. Cette dernière a permis, grâce à la combinaison de mesures de diamètres précises et d'une fréquence d'acquisition élevée, d'extraire les paramètres dynamiques de l'impact tels que la vitesse et taille des gouttes, ou d'autres paramètres relatif au type d'impact rencontrés à l'aide d'un algorithme de suivi de particules développé durant la thèse / The droplet impact onto a heated wall interaction can be found in mutiples fields, such as internal combustion engines or the steel industry, specially in the thermal treatment of the steel where high energy dissipation rate is required. The study of this interaction should grant a better understanding of this phenomena, and thus, allow the enhancement of these processes and reduce the energy and water consumption. Several studies have already been carried out on this subjet but a great majority of them, whose results present great divergence, only consider the heated wall, neglecting the outgoing of the droplet. This thesis put the emphasis on the liquid phase where currently no data exist to our knowledge, with the help of multiples experimental technics that have been developped. A general experimental setup has been made in order to make all the wanted measurements. The measurement techniques used in this study are first presented, to begin with the planar laser induced fluorescence, which allow us to know the droplet temperature during the impact. Used with an infrared thermography technique coupled with an inverse conduction model, it is possible to extract some important parameter regarding the thermal aspect, such as the droplet heating, the relative evaporation ratio or the cooling efficiency. This latter can be written as the sum of the two major contributions of the cooling: the sensible heat and the evaporation of the droplet. Finally, a high speed shadow imagery technique is presented. It has been developped in order to study the dynamic aspect of the droplet impact. This technique can determine several dynamic parameters such as the droplet speed and diameter, or other parameter regarding the type of impact encountered