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Experimental studies of characteristic combustion-driven flows for CFD validationA series of rocket-related studies intended to develop a suitable data base for validation of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models of characteristic combustion-driven flows was undertaken at the Propulsion Engineering Research Center at Penn State. Included are studies of coaxial and impinging jet injectors as well as chamber wall heat transfer effects. The objective of these studies is to provide fundamental understanding and benchmark quality data for phenomena important to rocket combustion under well-characterized conditions. Diagnostic techniques utilized in these studies emphasize determinations of velocity, temperature, spray and droplet characteristics, and combustion zone distribution. Since laser diagnostic approaches are favored, the development of an optically accessible rocket chamber has been a high priority in the initial phase of the project. During the design phase for this chamber, the advice and input of the CFD modeling community were actively sought through presentations and written surveys. Based on this procedure, a suitable uni-element rocket chamber was fabricated and is presently under preliminary testing. Results of these tests, as well as the survey findings leading to the chamber design, were presented.
Document ID
19920023020
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Santoro, R. J.
(Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Moser, M.
(Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Anderson, W.
(Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Pal, S.
(Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Ryan, H.
(Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Merkle, C. L.
(Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center, Tenth Workshop for Computational Fluid Dynamic Applications in Rocket Propulsion, Part 2
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Heat Transfer
Accession Number
92N32264
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: AF-AFOSR-0336-91
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-38862
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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