Multiphase Modeling of Water Injection on Flame DeflectorThis paper describes the use of an Eulerian Dispersed Phase (EDP) model to simulate the water injected from the flame deflector and its interaction with supersonic rocket exhaust from a proposed Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle. The Eulerian formulation, as part of the multi-phase framework, is described. The simulations show that water cooling is only effective over the region under the liquid engines. Likewise, the water injection provides only minor effects over the surface area under the solid engines.
Document ID
20130014503
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Vu, Bruce T. (NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Bachchan, Nili (Metacomp Technologies, Inc. Westlake Village, CA, United States)
Peroomian, Oshin (Metacomp Technologies, Inc. Westlake Village, CA, United States)
Akdag, Vedat (Metacomp Technologies, Inc. Westlake Village, CA, United States)