Promotional effect of silica on the combustion of nano-sized aluminum powder in carbon dioxide

This paper presents how the combustion performance of nano-sized aluminum(nAl)powder in carbon dioxide are affected by silica. The ignition and combustion performance of nAl powder with silica addition were studied by a high-temperature tube furnace. An s-type thermocouple and a high-speed motion acquisition instrument were performed to evaluate the ignition temperature, maximum combustion temperature, maximum change of rate of temperature, and combustion propagation speed. The combustion effici...     

锥形预混火焰羽流脱落过程的实验诊断

为了研究锥形预混火焰的羽流脱落特性，以丙烷-空气预混火焰为实验对象，通过粒子图像测速技术对锥形预混火焰的羽流速度场进行了实验研究，动态模态分解法对得到的速度场进行了模态分解和主要特征重构还原。同时采用光电倍增器对火焰热释放强度信号进行实时采集,采用双热电偶法对然后热气体的温度进行了重建。结果表明在浮力诱导下燃尽气体与周围环境空气相互剪切形成剪切层（BSL）， BSL 的 KH 不稳定性诱导产生了涡，涡作用于燃尽区附近的流场，扰动传至火焰面附近区域，与火焰剪切层（FSL）的 DL 不稳定性耦合，表现为火焰面的脉动和火焰热释放率的脉动。通过近红外自发光成像得到的热气体自发光强度与温度信号有较强的相关性，热气体呈现出与速度场相似的周期性传播模式，为研究预混火焰的羽流脱落特性提供了新的思路。     

Numerical study on combustion efficiency of aluminum particles in solid rocket motor

The combustion of aluminum particles in solid rocket motor plays an important role in energy release of propellants. However, due to the limited residence time, aluminum particles may not be burned completely, thus hindering the improvement of specific impulse. This study aims to explore the characteristics of aluminum combustion efficiency and its influencing factors by experiments and numerical simulations, providing a guideline for engine performance improvement. As an input of simulation, the initial agglomerate size was measured by a high pressure system. Meanwhile, the size distribution of the particles in plume was measured by ground firing test to validate the numerical model. Then, a two-phase flow model coupling combustion of micro aluminum particle was developed, by which the detailed effects of particle size, detaching position and nozzle convergent section structure on aluminum combustion efficiency were explored. The results suggest that the average combustion temperature in the chamber drops with increasing initial particle size, while the maximum temperature increases slightly. In the tested motors, the aluminum particle burns completely as its diameter is smaller than 50 μm, and beyond 50 μm the combustion efficiency decreases obviously with the increase of initial size. As the diameter approaches to 75 μm, the combustion efficiency becomes more sensitive to particle size. The combustion efficiency of aluminum particle escaping from end-burning surfaces is significantly higher than that from internal burning surface, where the particle combustion efficiency decreases during approaching the convergent section. Furthermore, the combustion efficiency decreases slightly with increasing nozzle convergent section angle. And theoretically it is feasible to improve combustion efficiency of aluminum particles by designing the convergent profile of nozzle.