Fuel Chemistry And Combustion Distribution Effects On Rocket Engine Combustion Stability
Abstract
The goal of the project was to understand how changes in the rate of energy addition can be used to alter the combustion instability characteristics of liquid rocket engines. Fuels with increased energy, either due to higher heats of formation or energetic additives, presumably result in higher performance. This study seeks to understand how changes in combustion rate, due to fuel chemistry changes, might be used to develop high-performing, stable rocket engines. The overall objective of the project was to develop a fundamental understanding of how the spatial distribution of combustion and its temporal response to pressure oscillations depends on kinetic rates, flammability limits, and energy release density. The study combines basic drop combustion experiments, an in situ study using a spontaneously unstable model rocket combustor, and associated modeling of particles in combustion chamber gas flows.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA577052
Entities
People
- Stephen D. Heister
- Steven S. Son
- William E Anderson
Organizations
- Purdue University