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Modeling for Thermoacoustic Instability and Beating Pressure Amplification in Hybrid Rocket Combustion

하이브리드 로켓의 열음향 불안정과 연소압력 맥놀이 발생 모델링

  • Hyun, Wonjeong (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Changjin (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Konkuk University)
  • Received : 2022.06.17
  • Accepted : 2022.09.27
  • Published : 2022.11.01
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Abstract

In a recent study, it was observed that the combustion gas entering the post chamber of a hybrid rocket contains vortices with very small size and high frequency characteristics. In addition, it was observed that small vortices collided with the nozzle wall to create a counter-flow, resulting in additional combustion with ignition delay. This study investigated the physical relationship between ignition delay induced by the counter-flow and the formation of beating pressure. To do this, a newly modified model was proposed by including ignition delay in the existing energy kicked oscillator model proposed by Culick. Numerical results show that the ignition delay is an important factor in determining the occurrence of the combustion pressure beats through the periodic formation of thermoacoustic coupling. In addition, when the ignition delay was reduced by increasing the post chamber length, the phase difference between the energy kick and the pressure generation was increased, the periodic pressure beats did not occur at all.

최근 연구에 의하면 하이브리드 로켓의 후연소실로 유입되는 연소유동은 고주파수 와류흘림을 포함하고 있으며, 노즐 벽면과 충돌하여 대향류가 형성되며 점화지연을 동반한 추가적인 연소가 발생하는 것이 확인되었다. 본 연구는 대향류 발생에 의한 점화지연이 연소압력 맥놀이가 나타나는 원인임을 확인하려 한다. 이를 위하여 Culick이 제안한 기존의 열음향 불안정 발생에 대한 에너지 킥 모델에 점화지연 발생을 반영한 수정 모델을 제안하였고 수치계산을 통하여 점화지연의 크기 변화가 열음향 결합에 의한 연소압력 맥놀이 발생을 결정하는 중요한 인자임을 확인하였다. 또한 후연소실 길이가 증가함에 따라 실험에서 관찰된 점화지연 감소는 에너지 킥과 압력의 위상 차의 증가를 가져와 맥놀이현상인 주기적인 압력증폭이 전혀 나타나지 않는 것도 확인하였다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 한국연구재단의 기본연구사업(NRF-2021R1F1A10615161220682073250102)의 지원으로 수행한 연구결과이며, 일부는 2022학년도 건국대학교 연구년 교원 지원에 의해 수행되었습니다.

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