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Controlling Low Frequency Instability in Hybrid Rocket Combustion With Swirl Injection and Fuel Insert

스월 분사와 삽입연료에 의한 하이브리드 로켓 연소의 저주파수 연소불안정 조절

  • Hyun, Wonjeong (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Chanjin (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Konkuk University)
  • Received : 2020.09.23
  • Accepted : 2021.01.18
  • Published : 2021.02.01
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Abstract

In hybrid rocket combustion, the oxidizer swirl injection is frequently used to stabilize the combustion as the rotational velocity component affects the boundary layer flow. However, as the swirl strength increases, a problem arises where the combustion performance changes too much. Thus, this study attempts to control the low frequency instability while minimizing the change in combustion performance by adapting attenuated swirl injection with fuel insert used in reference [7]. To this end, a series of experimental tests were performed by varying swirl intensity and the location of the fuel insert. In the tests, the occurrence of combustion instability and combustion performance were closely monitored. The results confirmed that combustion instability was successfully suppressed at the condition of the swirl angle 6 degree and the location of fuel insert 310 mm. And, the changes in combustion pressure, O/F ratio, and fuel regression rate were found as minimal compared to the baseline case. Also the results reconfirmed that the formation of positive coupling between two high frequency oscillations in 500 Hz band, combustion pressure(p') and heat release oscillation(q'), is the necessary and sufficient condition of the occurrence of low frequency instability.

하이브리드 로켓 연소에서 산화제 스월 분사는 회전방향 속도성분이 경계층 유동에 영향을 미쳐 연소안정화에 기여한다. 그러나 스월 강도가 증가할수록 연소성능을 과도하게 변화시키는 문제점이 나타난다. 따라서 참고문헌[7]의 삽입연료와 함께 사용하여 연소성능 변화를 최소화 하면서 연소불안정 억제를 시도하였다. 이를 위해, 일련의 실험을 계획하여 스월 강도와 삽입연료 위치를 변화하며 연소불안정의 발생과 연소성능 변화를 관찰하였다. 실험결과, 스월 각 6°, 삽입연료 위치 310 mm 조합에서 연소불안정이 억제되었으며 연소압력, O/F 비 그리고 연료 후퇴율 등의 변화가 최소인 것으로 확인하였다. 또한 고주파수 대역의 압력진동(p')와 열방출진동(q')의 위상차가 π/2로 음의 결합을 형성하도록 연소조건을 유지하는 것이 저주파수 연소불안정 발생을 억제하는 필요충분조건임을 재확인하였다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 한국연구재단의 이공분야기초연구사업(NRF-2018R1D1A1B07048676)의 연구비 지원으로 수행한 연구결과이며 지원에 감사드립니다.

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