Effects of a Variable-Phase Transverse Acoustic Field on a Coaxial Injector at Subcritical and Near-Critical Conditions (Preprint)
Abstract
An experimental study that focuses on the effects of a variable transverse acoustic field on an N2 shear coaxial jet is presented. The coaxial jet is exposed to different acoustic conditions by varying the phase between two acoustic sources. The main objective of this investigation is to analyze the effect of transverse acoustic forcing with variable phase on the magnitude of the inner-jet dark-core length. The coaxial jet is exposed to a subcritical and near-critical pressure environment. The measurements are performed on backlit images of the coaxial jet obtained with a high-speed camera. The momentum flux ratio of the outer to the inner jet is varied from 1 to 20 for subcritical conditions and from 0.6 to 5 for near-critical conditions. The resonant frequency of the system is approximately 3 kHz and the maximum pressure variation with respect to total pressure is 3%. It is found that at subcritical pressures the effects of these variable acoustic fields on the length of the dark core achieve a maximum for momentum flux ratios between 1 to 5.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA483312
Entities
People
- Bruce Chehroudi
- Douglas G. Talley
- Ivett Leyva
- Juan I. Rodriguez
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory