Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis of LOX/Kerosene Engine Exhaust Plume Flow Field Characteristics

Aiming at calculating and studying the flow field characteristics of engine exhaust plume and comparative analyzing the effects of different chemical reaction mechanisms on the engine exhaust plume flow field characteristics, a method considering fully the combustion state influence is put forward,...

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Main Authors: Hong-hua Cai, Wan-sheng Nie, Xin-lei Yang, Rui Wu, Ling-yu Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4768376
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author Hong-hua Cai
Wan-sheng Nie
Xin-lei Yang
Rui Wu
Ling-yu Su
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description Aiming at calculating and studying the flow field characteristics of engine exhaust plume and comparative analyzing the effects of different chemical reaction mechanisms on the engine exhaust plume flow field characteristics, a method considering fully the combustion state influence is put forward, which is applied to exhaust plume flow field calculation of multinozzle engine. On this basis, a three-dimensional numerical analysis of the effects of different chemical reaction mechanisms on LOX/kerosene engine exhaust plume flow field characteristics was carried out. It is found that multistep chemical reaction can accurately describe the combustion process in the LOX/kerosene engine, the average chamber pressure from the calculation is 4.63% greater than that of the test, and the average chamber temperature from the calculation is 3.34% greater than that from the thermodynamic calculation. The exhaust plumes of single nozzle and double nozzle calculated using the global chemical reaction are longer than those using the multistep chemical reaction; the highest temperature and the highest velocity on the plume axis calculated using the former are greater than that using the latter. The important influence of chemical reaction mechanism must be considered in the study of the fixing structure of double nozzle engine on the rocket body.
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spelling doaj-art-5e728153b30545deab2e81ae4e252e492025-08-20T03:34:32ZengWileyInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering1687-59661687-59742017-01-01201710.1155/2017/47683764768376Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis of LOX/Kerosene Engine Exhaust Plume Flow Field CharacteristicsHong-hua Cai0Wan-sheng Nie1Xin-lei Yang2Rui Wu3Ling-yu Su4Department of Space Equipment, Equipment Academy, Beijing 101416, ChinaDepartment of Space Equipment, Equipment Academy, Beijing 101416, ChinaDepartment of Space Equipment, Equipment Academy, Beijing 101416, ChinaDepartment of Space Equipment, Equipment Academy, Beijing 101416, ChinaDepartment of Space Equipment, Equipment Academy, Beijing 101416, ChinaAiming at calculating and studying the flow field characteristics of engine exhaust plume and comparative analyzing the effects of different chemical reaction mechanisms on the engine exhaust plume flow field characteristics, a method considering fully the combustion state influence is put forward, which is applied to exhaust plume flow field calculation of multinozzle engine. On this basis, a three-dimensional numerical analysis of the effects of different chemical reaction mechanisms on LOX/kerosene engine exhaust plume flow field characteristics was carried out. It is found that multistep chemical reaction can accurately describe the combustion process in the LOX/kerosene engine, the average chamber pressure from the calculation is 4.63% greater than that of the test, and the average chamber temperature from the calculation is 3.34% greater than that from the thermodynamic calculation. The exhaust plumes of single nozzle and double nozzle calculated using the global chemical reaction are longer than those using the multistep chemical reaction; the highest temperature and the highest velocity on the plume axis calculated using the former are greater than that using the latter. The important influence of chemical reaction mechanism must be considered in the study of the fixing structure of double nozzle engine on the rocket body.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4768376
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Rui Wu
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Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis of LOX/Kerosene Engine Exhaust Plume Flow Field Characteristics
International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
title Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis of LOX/Kerosene Engine Exhaust Plume Flow Field Characteristics
title_full Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis of LOX/Kerosene Engine Exhaust Plume Flow Field Characteristics
title_fullStr Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis of LOX/Kerosene Engine Exhaust Plume Flow Field Characteristics
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title_short Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis of LOX/Kerosene Engine Exhaust Plume Flow Field Characteristics
title_sort three dimensional numerical analysis of lox kerosene engine exhaust plume flow field characteristics
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4768376
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