Numerical simulation on spray combustion responses to acoustic excitation in a gas-liquid pintle rocket engine
CSTR:
Author:
Affiliation:

(1.Science and Technology on Scramjet Laboratory, College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China;2. Xi′an Satellite Control Center, Xi′an 710043, China)

Clc Number:

V435

Fund Project:

  • Article
  • |
  • Figures
  • |
  • Metrics
  • |
  • Reference
  • |
  • Related
  • |
  • Cited by
  • |
  • Materials
  • |
  • Comments
    Abstract:

    In order to investigate the acoustic oscillation characteristics of gas-liquid pintle rocket engine and provide a reference for later optimization designs, a LOX/GCH4 pintle engine with rectangular combustor was manufactured. The Euler-Lagrange method was used to simulate the acoustic response produced by transverse velocity disturbance, and the effect of acoustic excitation frequency on the transient spray combustion process was studied before fire tests. Numerical results show that the adopted transverse velocity disturbance can produce the first-order transverse acoustic oscillation response with the same oscillation frequency in the combustion chamber. The response of spray combustion to acoustic excitation can be greatly affected by the relative size of the disturbance frequency and the combustor natural frequency of first-order transverse oscillation mode. When the disturbance frequency and the natural frequency are equal, the pressure and heat of reaction oscillate in phase with the velocity disturbance in the first half of combustor, and the significant increase of pressure oscillation amplitude also causes spray flame to swing synchronously. Meanwhile, there is a tendency to shift from diffusion combustion to premixed combustion in the combustor. Methane burns completely in the shorter distance and the combustor temperature tends to be uniform.

    Reference
    Related
    Cited by
Get Citation
Share
Article Metrics
  • Abstract:
  • PDF:
  • HTML:
  • Cited by:
History
  • Received:March 26,2020
  • Revised:
  • Adopted:
  • Online: September 29,2021
  • Published: October 28,2021
Article QR Code