Numerical Study on Effects of Arrayed Pulsed Energy Depositions on a Supersonic Combustor

This paper proposes a method to improve the mixing efficiency of a supersonic combustor by using arrayed pulsed energy depositions, and this method is verified by a numerical simulation. In the simulation, the Navier-Stokes equations with an energy source are solved to simulate the effects of energy...

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Main Authors: Zilin Cai, Feng Gao, Hongyu Wang, Cenrui Ma
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5474763
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description This paper proposes a method to improve the mixing efficiency of a supersonic combustor by using arrayed pulsed energy depositions, and this method is verified by a numerical simulation. In the simulation, the Navier-Stokes equations with an energy source are solved to simulate the effects of energy depositions in various distributions on the fuel mixture in the combustor. It is found that the energy deposition arranged in the streamwise direction leads to a significant improvement in the mixing efficiency and maximum concentration decay rate of the ethylene fuel by increasing the scale of the jet-induced counter-rotating vortex pair. The energy deposition arranged in the spanwise direction introduces another counter-rotating vortex pair which can also contribute to the fuel mixture. By comparison, the energy deposition distributed in the streamwise direction and downstream of the jet orifice is shown to be the most effective case in the fuel mixing enhancement. Under the energy deposition, the wall pressure on the trailing edge of the cavity is increased which leads to a decrease in the total pressure recovery of the combustor, but this decrease is not significant.
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spelling doaj-art-065755f0e85545288d4094448e16e2f22025-02-03T06:12:25ZengWileyInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering1687-59742022-01-01202210.1155/2022/5474763Numerical Study on Effects of Arrayed Pulsed Energy Depositions on a Supersonic CombustorZilin Cai0Feng Gao1Hongyu Wang2Cenrui Ma3Air and Missile Defense CollegeAir and Missile Defense CollegeHypervelocity Aerodynamics InstituteAir and Missile Defense CollegeThis paper proposes a method to improve the mixing efficiency of a supersonic combustor by using arrayed pulsed energy depositions, and this method is verified by a numerical simulation. In the simulation, the Navier-Stokes equations with an energy source are solved to simulate the effects of energy depositions in various distributions on the fuel mixture in the combustor. It is found that the energy deposition arranged in the streamwise direction leads to a significant improvement in the mixing efficiency and maximum concentration decay rate of the ethylene fuel by increasing the scale of the jet-induced counter-rotating vortex pair. The energy deposition arranged in the spanwise direction introduces another counter-rotating vortex pair which can also contribute to the fuel mixture. By comparison, the energy deposition distributed in the streamwise direction and downstream of the jet orifice is shown to be the most effective case in the fuel mixing enhancement. Under the energy deposition, the wall pressure on the trailing edge of the cavity is increased which leads to a decrease in the total pressure recovery of the combustor, but this decrease is not significant.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5474763
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title Numerical Study on Effects of Arrayed Pulsed Energy Depositions on a Supersonic Combustor
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