Pulsed laser Rayleigh scattering diagnostic for hydrogen/oxygen rocket exit plane flowfield velocimetryA Doppler-resolved, pulsed laser Rayleigh scattering diagnostic has been developed to obtain local flowfield velocity measurements at the exit plane of a low thrust hydrogen/oxygen rocket engine operating in a high-altitude test facility. Fiberoptic signal collection was employed to obtain the forescatter and backscatter Doppler shifts necessary to resolve the axial and radial velocity components. A radial profile was obtained by traversing the collection probes along the beam path at the nozzle exit. The results are compared with theoretical predictions from a full Navier-Stokes model (RK/RPLUS). Significant discrepancies between the measured and predicted axial velocity profiles are observed, in terms of both magnitude and character. Radial velocity measurements exhibit excellent agreement with predictions near the centerline but show some departure off-axis. The discrepancies between theory and experiment are potentially the result of enhanced mixing between the core and fuel-film region beyond that predicted, and/or flow stratification between the hydrogen and oxygen injected into the central core region.
Document ID
19930041555
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Zupanc, Frank J. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 93-0805
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA, Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit