Contributions of Atomization, Vaporization and Combustion to Liquid Rocket Acoustic Energy
Abstract
Acoustic oscillations were induced in a sub-scale liquid rocket engine that burned liquid oxygen and gaseous hydrogen as propellants. The oscillations in the chamber were forced by a rotating gear just downstream of the nozzle throat. High frequency data was acquired for pressure and velocity via a pressure transducer and a magnetic flowmeter. The magnetic flowmeter obtains the acoustic gas velocity by measuring the voltage induced by the ionized combustion products moving through an externally imposed magnetic field. A cross correlation was performed on the velocity and pressure signals to determine the amplitude and phase difference of the two signals.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 15, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA329776
Entities
People
- Michael M. Micci
Organizations
- Pennsylvania State University