Fuel-Rich Plume Combustion.

Abstract

Experiments are being performed using an axisymmetric gas generator ramjet. Axial and radial profiles of pressure, velocity, turbulence intensity, temperature, and species concentration are being determined using non-interference optical diagnostic techniques (laser doppler velocimeter (LDV)) and intrusive probes. The experimental data are being compared with analytical models developed by Science Application, Inc. (SAI) under an Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) contract. An axisymmetric, 5-inch diameter laboratory ramjet combustor was built and checked out. Experiments were initiated using (1) an LDV and a hot-wire anemometer for velocity and turbulence intensity measurements, (2) coated thermocouples for temperature measurement, and (3) a gas chromatograph for analysis of gas samples.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1981
Accession Number
ADA108136

Entities

People

  • K. C. Schadow
  • K. J. Wilson
  • M. J. Lee

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Air Force
  • Axisymmetric Flow
  • Base Pressure
  • Combustion
  • Combustors
  • External Burning
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Gaseous Fuels
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Ignition
  • Measurement
  • Oxidation Resistance
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy