Investigation of Active Control of Combustion Instabilities in Chemical Rockets.

Abstract

This report summarizes the main accomplishments of a three-year research program supported under AFOSR Grant No. F49620-93-1-0177. The main objective of this program was to investigate active suppression of detrimental combustion instabilities in chemical rockets by a controlled, secondary, combustion process. The program consisted of parallel theoretical and experimental efforts; the former developed the theoretical foundation of the investigated control approach and the latter developed a small scale, actively controlled, gas rocket setup that was used to guide the development of the investigated active control system and demonstrate its effectiveness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 1996
Accession Number
ADA309914

Entities

People

  • Ben T. Zinn
  • Brady R. Daniel
  • Yedidia Neumeier

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combustion
  • Control Systems
  • Instability

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.