Extraction of One-Dimensional Flow Properties from Multidimensional Data Sets

Baurle, Robert A.; Gaffney, Richard L.

doi:10.2514/1.32074

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“…Once the Eilmer calculation of the nozzle is complete, nenzfr computes averaged test flow properties by conserving the mass, momentum and energy fluxes (Baurle and Gaffney, 2008) at the nozzle exit over a nominated core radius. 10 The frontal area of the scramjet engine used in this work required a core radius of 60 mm (Figure 3.18).…”

Section: Calculation Of Test Flow Propertiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An experimental investigation of an airframe integrated three-dimensional scramjet engine at a Mach 10 flight condition

Doherty¹

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The University of Queensland in 2014 school of mechanical and mining engineering centre for hypersonics abstract Realisation of the dream of airbreathing access-to-space requires the development of a scramjet engine that produces sufficient net thrust to enable acceleration over a wide Mach number range. With engines that are highly integrated with the airframe, the net performance of a scramjet powered vehicle is closely coupled with the vehicle attitude and is difficult to determine only from component level studies. This work investigates the influence of airframe integration on the performance of an airframe integrated scramjet through the measurement of internal pressure distribution and the direct measurement of the net lift, thrust and pitching moment using a three-component stress wave force balance. The engine chosen as the basis for this study was the Mach 12 rectangularto-elliptical shape-transition (m12rest) scramjet that was developed by Suraweera and Smart (2009) as a research engine for access-to-space applications. The inlet and combustor flowpath were integrated with a slender 6°wedge forebody, streamlined external geometry and three dimensional thrust nozzle. The scale of the engine was chosen so that the entire engine would fit within the core-flow diamond (bi-conic) produced by a Mach 10 facility nozzle. The Mach 10b facility nozzle was chosen because it is the largest nozzle current in use with the t4 Stalker Tube and because the offdesign performance of a scramjet engine is of interest for access-to-space vehicles that must accelerate over a range of Mach numbers.Freejet experiments were conducted within the t4 Stalker Tube. Two trueflight Mach 10 test conditions were used: a high pressure test condition that replicated flight at a dynamic pressure of 48 kPa and a low pressure test condition that replicated flight at a dynamic pressure of 28 kPa. Scaling of the test conditions according to the established binary scaling law was not completed due to facility operational limits.The engine featured two fuel injection stations from which gaseous hydrogen was injected. The first injection station was partway along the length of the inlet while the second injection station was at the start of the combustor behind a rearward facing circumferential step. In addition to investigating inlet-only and step-only injection, a combined scheme where 68 % of the fuel was injected from the step station and 32 % from the inlet station was also investigated.To support the analysis of the experimental results, numerical simulations of the engine with no fuel injection were conducted using the nasa code vulcan. Analysis of the simulations show that the mass capture ratio with respect to the projected inlet area is approximately 60 % at each test condition. The simulations also show that spillage of flow from the slender forebody accounts for just 12 % of the flow through the projected iii inlet area, a small but non-negligible fraction. By integrating the engine surface forces, the drag coefficient with respect ...

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Section: Calculation Of Test Flow Propertiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One-dimensional flow properties at the inlet throat are provided in Table 5.2 for each test condition. These properties were calculated from the numerical simulations by conserving the mass, momentum and energy fluxes (Baurle and Gaffney, 2008). Freestream values of ρ and u x are taken from Table 3.3.…”

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An experimental investigation of an airframe integrated three-dimensional scramjet engine at a Mach 10 flight condition

Doherty¹

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“…The drag introduced from the sidewall in the 3-D engine must therefore be removed to make a fair comparison between the two engines.) Details on the STA computations can be found in [33,34]. The 3-D and 2-D geometries produce inlet pressure ratios of 22.5 and 23.5, respectively, which show they have approximately the same compression ratio.…”

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Numerical Investigation into the Combustion Behavior of an Inlet-Fueled Thermal-Compression-Like Scramjet

2015

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A numerical study on the combustion behavior of an inlet-fueled three-dimensional nonuniform-compression scramjet is presented. This paper is an extension to previous work on the combustion processes in a premixed threedimensional nonuniform-compression scramjet, where thermal compression was shown to enhance combustion. This paper demonstrates how thermal compression can be used in a generic scramjet configuration with a realistic fuelinjection method to enhance performance at high flight Mach numbers. Such a scramjet offers an extra degree of freedom in the design process of fixed-geometry scramjets that must operate over a range of flight Mach numbers. In this study, how the combustion processes are affected is investigated, with the added realism of inlet porthole fuel injection. Ignition is established from within a shock-induced boundary-layer separation at the entrance to the combustor. Radicals that form upstream of the combustor within the inlet, from the injection method, enhance combustion. Coupling of the inlet-induced spanwise gradients and thermal compression improves combustion. The results highlight that, although the fuel-injection method imparts local changes to the flow structures, the global flow behavior does not change compared to previous premixed results. This combustion behavior will be reproduced when using other fueling methods that deliver partially premixed fuel and air to the combustor entrance.

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“…The stream thrust potential is obtained by one-dimensionalizing the flow at a given plane according to a method that conserves mass, energy, and entropy 27 . Once the one-dimensionalized parameters are obtained, the flow at a given flow station is expanded isentropically to a reference nozzle area, shown schematically in Figure 2.…”

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Study of Forebody Injection and Mixing with Application to Hypervelocity Airbreathing Propulsion

Axdahl

Kumar²,

Wilhite

2012

48th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference &Amp;amp; Exhibit

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The use of premixed, shock-induced combustion in the context of a hypervelocity, airbreathing vehicle requires effective injection and mixing of hydrogen fuel and air on the vehicle forebody. Three dimensional computational simulations of fuel injection and mixing from flush-wall and modified ramp and strut injectors are reported in this study. A well-established code, VULCAN, is used to conduct nonreacting, viscous, turbulent simulations on a flat plate at conditions relevant to a Mach 12 flight vehicle forebody. In comparing results of various fuel injection strategies, it is found that strut injection provides the greatest balance of performance between mixing efficiency and stream thrust potential.

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Extraction of One-Dimensional Flow Properties from Multidimensional Data Sets

Cited by 33 publications

References 5 publications

An experimental investigation of an airframe integrated three-dimensional scramjet engine at a Mach 10 flight condition

An experimental investigation of an airframe integrated three-dimensional scramjet engine at a Mach 10 flight condition

Numerical Investigation into the Combustion Behavior of an Inlet-Fueled Thermal-Compression-Like Scramjet

Study of Forebody Injection and Mixing with Application to Hypervelocity Airbreathing Propulsion

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