Simulation of Hydrazine-Driven Emergency Power Generator

Abstract

The result of the study is a computer program which simulates the performance of a turbo-alternator power system under varying load conditions. The propellant used in this model is hydrazine and the design output level of the alternator is 3mw. The computer program uses the technique of Newton- Raphson for the simultaneous solution of non-linear equations. The program is set up to allow easy modification to the system equations. The decomposition chamber, turbine stages, and exhaust system are the main components simulated in the program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0771158

Entities

People

  • David W. Williams

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Alternators
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Decomposition
  • Dissociation
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Exhaust Nozzles
  • Exhaust Systems
  • Experimental Data
  • Ideal Gas Law
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)