Non-stationary heat behaviour of liquid propellant rocket engines

The transient behaviour of the liquid propellant rocket engine is accompanied by non-stationary heat processes in the combustion chamber, the cooling jacket, and the injector. Based on the analysis of the phenomena, which take place in the liquid propellant rocket engine after cut-off command, the major stages of the curve of the rocket thrust drop were defined. A mathematical model of heat processes is suggested, which includes the calculation of transient heat transfer in the chamber, and the detection of boiling-up of the liquid fuel components in the cooling jacket and in the injector. The determination of the law of the rocket thrust drop and a calculation of the after-effect impulse (AEI) are presented. The calculated transient heat flux the combustion chamber and the transient wall temperatures were compared with experimental data, which were received during starting, and with the impulsive behaviour of the liquid propellant rocket engine.