Instability and unsteadiness of aircraft wake vortices

This paper presents a review of theoretical and experimental results on stability and other unsteady properties of aircraft wakes. The basic mechanisms responsible for the propagation and the amplification of perturbation along vortices, namely the Kelvin waves and the cooperative instabilities, are first detailed. These two generic unsteady mechanisms are described by considering asymptotic linear stability analysis of model flows such as vortex filaments or Lamb–Oseen vortices. Extension of the linear analysis to more representative flows, using a biglobal stability approach, is also described. Experimental results obtained using LDV, hot wire and PIV in wind tunnels are presented and they are commented upon the light of theory.     

修正曲率及雷诺正应力对分离流的影响

应用Ｓｔｒａｗｎ＆．Ｋｌｉｎｅ的准同时粘性／无粘流匹配模型，于动量积分布方程中加入了曲率和雷诺正应力两个二阶修正项，计算了二维不可压湍流附面层分离流地。文中首先分析推导了新的曲率修正公式，给出了两个算例，比较了修正项对计算结果的影响，并与实验做了对比。     

涡流阀几何参数对固体发动机推力调节特性的影响

为了获得涡流阀参数对发动机推力调节性能的影响规律,针对涡流阀的加注方式以及几何结构,利用建立的基于涡流阀方案的固体火箭发动机推力可调实验系统开展了实验研究。通过实验结果的分析,得到了加注环孔径、涡流室高度和直径以及中心进气面积的不同对涡流阀调节性能的影响规律。结果表明:适当降低涡流室的高度、较大的中心进气面积、较大的涡流室直径有利于提高涡流阀的调节性能。因此,可以通过对涡流阀结构的优化设计来提高发动机的推力调节性能。     

Flow mechanism between purge flow and mainstream in different turbine rim seal configurations

The rim seal is used to prevent mainstream ingestion to the gap between the vane of a turbine and its blade. In this article, the dolphin lip with a hook configuration and a large seal cavity with hook structures are designed based on the high-pressure turbine datum single shark lip rim seal configuration. The sealing effect and parameters of the flow field are measured by an experiment method and a numerical simulation is used to explain the mechanism. For three configurations, the effect of the leakage slot vortex on the efficiency of the seal and the influence of leakage vortex, generated by the interaction between purge flow and mainstream flow, are discussed in depth. The result shows that the reverse vortex formed by the dolphin lip rim seal with hook structure will increase the sealing efficiency. The seal configuration with a large cavity improves sealing efficiency to a greater extent than the datum structure. At different purge flow rates and with unequal seal structures, the purge flow produces three types of leakage vortices in the passage. Besides, the seal configuration with dolphin lip produces a Kelvin-Helmholtz instability at the interface of the purge and the mainstream flows at a low purge flow rate to induce new leakage vortex branches in the passage of the blade.     

Dynamic modeling and analysis of vortex filament motion using a novel curve-fitting method

Applications of a novel curve-fitting technique are presented to efficiently predict the motion of the vortex filament, which is trailed from a rigid body such as wings and rotors. The governing equations of the motion, when a Lagrangian approach with the present curve-fitting method is applied, can be transformed into an easily solvable form of the system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. The applicability of Be′zier curves, B-spline, and Lagrange interpolating polynomials is investigated. Local Lagrange interpolating polynomials with a shift operator are proposed as the best selection for applications, since it provides superior system characteristics with minimum computing time, compared to other methods. In addition, the Gauss quadrature formula with local refinement strategy has been developed for an accurate prediction of the induced velocity computed with the line integration of the Biot–Savart law. Rotary-wing problems including a vortex ring problem are analyzed to show the efficiency, accuracy, and flexibility in the applications of the proposed method.     

Experimental investigations of the spray structure and interactions between sectors of a double-swirl low-emission combustor

In this paper, the spray characteristics of a double-swirl low-emission combustor are analyzed by using Particle Imaging Velocimetry (PIV) and Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence (PLIF) technologies in an optical three-sector combustor test rig. Interactions between sectors and the influence of main stage swirl intensity on spray structure are explained. The results illustrate that the swirl intensity has great effect on the flow field and spray structure. The spray cone angle is bigger when the swirl number is 0.7, 0.9 than that when the swirl number is 0.5. The fuel distribution zone is larger and the distribution is more uniform when the swirl number is 0.5. The fuel concentration in the center area of the center plane of side sector (Plane 5) is larger than that of the center plane of middle sector (Plane 1). The spray cone angle in Plane 5 is larger than that in Plane 1. The width of spray cone becomes larger with the increase of Fuel–Air Ratio (FAR), whereas the spray cone angle under different fuel–air ratios are absolutely the same. The results of the mechanism of spray organization in this study can be used to support the design of new low-emission combustor.     

凹腔双驻涡稳焰冷态流场初步研究

驻涡燃烧室凹腔内流场对其燃烧性能有重要的影响,为了找出凹腔流场的特性,使用数值和实验两种手段对凹腔内双驻涡稳焰冷态流场进行了初步研究。研究结果表明:在主流速度和凹腔前壁面吹气速度一定的情况下存在一个最佳的后壁面吹气速度使得凹腔内的流场稳定,以满足先进燃烧室所期望的条件。研究成果初步确定了凹腔双驻涡稳焰冷态流场特征,并为开展热态研究打下基础。     

凹腔油气匹配对驻涡燃烧室点火性能影响试验

针对一种以煤油为燃料的驻涡燃烧室,在前期研究的基础上对其前体油气匹配进行几种结构改变,探讨驻涡燃烧室头部油气匹配及后体气量变化时对其点火熄火的影响。对仅采用凹腔供油的驻涡燃烧室的贫油点火及贫油熄火特性进行了试验研究表明,随后体气量增加,总的贫油点火油气比先下降后上升,绝大部分工况下,总的贫油点火油气比在0.04以下;贫熄总油气随主流气量的减小先增大后减小;各个方案熄火总油气比都在0.004以下;凹腔前体进气温度的提高有利于驻涡燃烧室的点火熄火性能。     

某航机燃烧室煤油改柴油燃烧特性研究

为了给某型航空发动机改为地面用柴油型燃气轮机的设计提供重要的技术支持,本文借助数值计算的方法,采用FLUENT稳态压力求解器、P1辐射模型和涡耗散破碎(EDU)燃烧模型对某航空发动机燃烧室在巡航工况和最大工况下煤油与柴油两种燃料的燃烧特性进行了计算及对比研究。得到了该燃烧室使用航空煤油(RP-3)和0号柴油的热态流场、空气流量分配、温度场、出口温度分布、污染物排放及头部燃油蒸发量。研究结果表明：当该燃烧室的燃料由航空煤油改为0号柴油后,燃烧室的热态温度场分布基本一致,流量分配最大差异在0.45%之内;燃烧效率降低约4.3%和NO、Soot排放量相当;出口温度分布和总压损失差异分别在1%和4.1%之内。     

Method for the prediction of the effective dose equivalent to the crew of the International Space Station

This paper describes a methodology for assessing the pre-mission exposure of space crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in terms of an effective dose equivalent. In this approach, the PHITS Monte Carlo code was used to assess the particle transport of galactic cosmic radiation (GCR) and trapped radiation for solar maximum and minimum conditions through an aluminum shield thickness. From these predicted spectra, and using fluence-to-dose conversion factors, a scaling ratio of the effective dose equivalent rate to the ICRU ambient dose equivalent rate at a 10 mm depth was determined. Only contributions from secondary neutrons, protons, and alpha particles were considered in this analysis.