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High Frequency Oscillations and Low Frequency Instability in Hybrid Rocket Combustion

하이브리드 로켓 연소실험에서의 고주파수 진동과 저주파수 연소불안정

  • Received : 2018.09.17
  • Accepted : 2018.10.21
  • Published : 2018.12.01
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Abstract

Experimental studies have been conducted to verify that the positive coupling between pressure oscillation (p') and combustion oscillation (q') of high frequency range is a prerequisite for the initiation of low frequency instability in hybrid rocket combustion. The post-chamber length and combustion equivalence ratio were selected as critical parameters to control the phase difference between p' and q', and p' amplitude in relation to the suppression of LFI. In the results, even if the post-chamber length increases, the phase difference between p' and q' maintains below pi/2, which is a necessary condition for the LFI development, but the amplification of RI (Rayleigh index) was substantially decreased leading to a stable combustion. In addition, results confirmed that combustion stability is achieved by changing the momentary equivalence ratio and/or by suppressing the positive coupling status of p' and q'. Thus, the periodic amplification of RI was identified as the middle path of the mechanism of occurrence of LFI.

하이브리드 로켓에서 고주파수 대역의 압력진동(p')과 열 방출 진동(q')이 양의 결합이 저주파수 연소불안정 발생에 필수조건임을 검증하기 위한 실험연구를 수행하였다. 후연소실 길이와 연소 당량비를 변수로 설정하여 p' 진폭과 p', q'의 위상차를 조절하였으며 저주파수 연소불안정의 억제 여부를 판단하였다. 실험 결과에 의하면, 후연소실 길이가 증가하여도 p', q'의 위상차는 ${\pi}/2$ 이하로 연소불안정 발생조건을 유지하지만 p', q'의 결합강도인 RI(Rayleigh index)의 주기적 증폭이 약화되면서 연소불안정이 억제됐다. 또한 특정한 당량비에서 연소불안정이 발생하므로 순간 당량비를 변화시켜 p', q'의 결합을 음의 결합으로 천이시켜 연소 안정화가 이루어짐을 확인하였다. 따라서 고주파수 p', q'이 양의 결합과 RI의 주기적인 증폭으로 연결될 때 저주파수 연소불안정이 나타나는 발생 메커니즘의 중간 경로도 확인하였다.

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