Li-SF(6) Combustion in Stored Chemical Energy Propulsion Systems
Abstract
Appropriate thermodynamic models and thermo-chemical data for multicomponents and immiscible phases have been incorporated into a code for the computation of chemical equilibrium of the reactants used in a stored chemical energy propulsion system. The reactants considered are molten lithium fuel and gaseous sulfur hexafluoride oxidant. Extensive equilibrium state relationships as a function of mixture fraction have been presented over a temperature range of possible operating conditions. They were subsequently employed to predict the complex flow structure of a choked, turbulent, reacting SF6 gas jet submerged in a molten lithium bath. Detailed profiles of velocity, temperature, void fraction and mass fraction of all phases in the jet have been presented.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA224846
Entities
People
- C. C. Tan
- P. J. Janke
- Stanley H. Chan
- Y. G. Zhao
Organizations
- University of Wisconsin Madison Department of Mechanical Engineering