Modeling of Multiphase Alumina-Loaded Jet Flow Fields. AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference (34th) and Exhibit Held in Cleveland, OH on July 13-15, 1998

Abstract

A computer program for simulating coupled phenomena of propulsion-generated, chemically reacting, two-phase jet flow fields is described in detail. A sample calculation is performed using typical solid-propellant rocket motor operating conditions as input. The model contains approximations for turbulence, particle drag, chemistry, and particle supercooling. The particle phase change is simulated kinetically and includes two solid Al2O3 crystalline structures: meta stable gamma and stable alpha forms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 15, 1998
Accession Number
ADA371050

Entities

People

  • A. V. Rodionov
  • J. A. Drakes
  • M. A. Simmons
  • R. S. Hiers Iii
  • Yu. A. Plastinin

Organizations

  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Combustion Products
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Critical Temperature
  • Exhaust Gases
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Kinetics
  • Latent Heat
  • Near Field
  • Phase Transformations
  • Thermodynamics
  • Transitions
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.