Multiducted Inlet Combustor Research and Development.

Abstract

Preliminary flow visualization studies and residence time testing has been conducted of a multi-ducted inlet combustor configuration at the Water Tunnel test rig facility of the Ramjet Technology Branch AFWAL/PORT Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Tests were conducted on a 45 degree inlet configuration for combustor dome plate positions of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 inches forward of the inlet ducts. Tests were conducted at water flow rates of 150 to 500 gallons per minute in 50 gallon per minute increments. The inlet duct Reynolds number per foot range was from 0.62 to 2.06 million per foot. This initial test program was conducted after the completion of several facility improvements and hardware modifications. In conjunction with the research and development effort, support has also been provided to the Cold Flow Channel and the Burner Thrust Stand test rigs of the Ramjet Technology Branch AFWAL/PORT. A literature survey on related technical areas has been conducted and work has been initiated on math modelling efforts. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA122776

Entities

People

  • Gary D. Streby

Organizations

  • Universal Energy Systems

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Panels
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Energy Systems
  • Flow Fields
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Flow
  • Generators
  • Light Sources
  • Literature Surveys
  • Measurement
  • Ramjet Engines
  • Reynolds Number
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.