Experimental of combustion instability in NTO/MMH impinging combustion chambers

This paper presents an experimental study into dynamics of chamber pressure and heat release rate during self-excited spinning and standing azimuthal mode in NTO/MMH (nitrogen tetroxide/monomethylhydrazine) impinging combustion chambers. Nine cases including two combustion chamber configurations were conducted. The operating conditions of all unstable cases were located in the instability region according to Hewitt empirical correlation. The results show that chamber pressure oscillations keep pace with the corresponding OH* chemiluminescence intensity over the whole combustion region in the spinning and standing modes. It is indicated that the Rayleigh index is positive over the whole combustion area in all the unstable cases. A significant supersonic flame front structure of the first-order spinning mode was found in a cylindrical chamber, which means that a detonation wave could exist in the cylindrical chamber without a center body. The pressure and heat release rate oscillations at the pressure node are nonnegligible although their amplitudes are lower than those at the pressure antinode in the first-order standing mode with an annular chamber. Besides, the dominant frequency of pressure and heat release rate oscillations at the pressure node is twice as high as that at the pressure antinode.     

A brief review of alternative propellants and requirements for pulsed plasma thrusters in micropropulsion applications

Technological miniaturization has enabled the development of small satellites weighing as little as 1 kg. Unfortunately, there is still a lack of suitable efficient micropropulsion systems at these scales. The pulsed plasma thruster is a structurally simple form of electric propulsion. This simplicity also makes it ideally suited for miniaturization. Its history can be traced back to applications in satellites that are much larger than micro/nano-satellites. The vast majority of modern pulsed plasma thrusters use solid polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) as a propellant. Unfortunately, at lower discharge energy levels such as those necessitated by the power limitations of micro/nano-satellites, PTFE has a tendency to exhibit carbon deposition, which can ultimately lead to thruster failure. In this new era of small satellites, it is important to consider alternative propellants in the miniaturization of pulsed plasma thrusters. This brief review discusses the needs and limitations of small satellites and alternative propellants that may be able to meet these needs. Such propellants may be able to offer advantages such as a longer thruster lifetime, a higher specific impulse, or a higher thrust-to-power ratio. This would enable the development of different types of pulsed plasma thrusters that can be tailored towards specific mission requirements.     

Thermal behavior of an isolator with mode transition inducing back-pressure of a dual-mode scramjet

Combustion mode transition is a valuable and challenging research area in dual-mode scramjet engines. The thermal behavior of an isolator with mode transition inducing back-pressure is investigated by direct-connect dual-mode scramjet experiments and theoretical analysis. Combustion experiments are conducted under the incoming airflow conditions of total temperature 1270 K and Mach 2. A small increment of the fuel equivalence ratio is scheduled to trigger mode transition. Correspondingly, the variation of the coolant flow rate is very small. Based on the mea-sured wall pressures, the heat-transfer model can quantify the thermal state variation of the engine with active cooling. Compared with the combustor, mode transition has a greater effect on the iso-lator thermal behavior, and it significantly changes the isolator heat-flux and wall temperature. To further study the isolator thermal behavior from flight Mach 4 to Mach 7, a theoretical analysis is carried out. Around the critical point of combustion mode transition, sudden changes of the isola-tor flowfield and thermal state are discussed.     

基于遗传算法的留轨舱燃料最优分配

对遗传算法在留轨舱燃料分配中的应用进行了尝试。首先分析了留轨舱燃料分配模型,并针对遗传算法的需求进行了有效的转化;进一步分析了燃料分配方案优化的原则和评估参数;接着结合这些评估参数,详细讨论了遗传算法在留轨舱燃料分配中的应用;最后,针对几次留轨任务的飞行姿态模式区间分布,给出了相应的轨道维持宏观策略模拟结果,并对目前的宏观策略进行了评价。     

Experimental study on combustion characteristics of Chinese RP-3 kerosene

In order to illustrate the combustion characteristics of RP-3 kerosene which is widely used in Chinese aero-engines, the combustion characteristics of RP-3 kerosene were experimentally investigated in a constant volume combustion chamber. The experiments were performed at four different pressures of 0.1 MPa, 0.3 MPa, 0.5 MPa and 0.7 MPa, and three different temperatures of 390 K,420 K and 450 K, and over the equivalence ratio range of 0.6–1.6. Furthermore, the laminar combustion speeds of a surrogate fuel for RP-3 kerosene were simulated under certain conditions. The results show that increasing the initial temperature or decreasing the initial pressure causes an increase in the laminar combustion speed of RP-3 kerosene. With the equivalence ratio increasing from 0.6 to 1.6, the laminar combustion speed increases initially and then decreases gradually.The highest laminar combustion speed is measured under fuel rich condition(the equivalence ratio is 1.2). At the same time, the Markstein length shows the same changing trend as the laminar combustion speed with modification of the initial pressure. Increasing the initial pressure will increase the instability of the flame front, which is established by decreased Markstein length. However, different from the effects of the initial temperature and equivalence ratio on the laminar combustion speed,increasing the equivalence ratio will lead to a decrease in the Markstein length and the stability of the flame front, and the effect of the initial temperature on the Markstein length is unclear. Furthermore, the simulated laminar combustion speeds of the surrogate fuel agree with the corresponding experimental datas of RP-3 kerosene within 10% deviation under certain conditions.     

低温推进剂深度过冷加注技术研究及对运载火箭性能影响分析

介绍了运载火箭深度过冷加注技术国内外研究现状,分析了深度过冷加注对火箭性能影响。经分析显示,深度过冷加注在降低增压系统规模、减小贮箱容积需求、降低贮箱壁厚、提高发动机预冷适应性、提高推进剂整体品质及发射适应性、缩短加注发射流程等方面均有明显作用。提出了实现深度过冷加注的关键技术及主要技术方案设计。     

突扩燃烧室低频燃烧不稳定控制方法

为实现对突扩燃烧室低频燃烧不稳定的高效控制,采用实验手段和数值模拟开展了低频燃烧不稳定的控制方法研究。开展了燃料脉冲喷射开环主动控制实验研究,发现燃料脉冲喷射所形成的周期性放热是抑制压强振动的主要原因。这种周期性放热与压强振动反相时会明显削弱压强振荡幅度,所以喷射相位角是影响控制效果的主要因素。对空气喷射控制方式进行了大涡模拟,这种方式能够比较有效地干扰突扩面上大尺度旋涡的形成,起到较好的抑制效果。对燃烧室突扩构型进行改进,开展了被动控制的数值模拟,通过采用台阶突扩面的被动控制方式指出了破坏大尺度旋涡的形成和切断振动能量的正反馈机制是实现燃烧不稳定被动控制的主要途径。     

丁羟推进剂配方燃速调节及成本分析

介绍了一种调节丁羟推进剂配方燃速并降低生成成本的方法，即固定细ＡＰ和２７含量，降低球形ＡＰ的质量平均直径，使中燃速丁推进剂燃速提高达到预定值。     

一种新型固体推进剂比冲标准物质

介绍一种新型的比冲标准物质BC-1,同SQ-2标准物质相比,对配方进行了改进,其燃烧性能和燃烧稳定性均优于SQ-2。通过对配方中燃烧催化系统的改进,研制出了一种新型的比冲标准物质BC-1,克服了SQ-2标准物质的燃烧不稳定性,且具有优良的燃烧特性,在6MPa~12 MPa压力范围内的压强指数由0.60降至-0.03。     

GAP／AN推进剂的应用与研制进展

概述了ＧＡＰ／ＡＮ推进剂的特性，研制状况及发展潜力，针对目前该推进剂的各项性能水平（能量性能，燃烧性能，力学性能）提出了该推进剂存在的问题及改善方法。