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The Visualization of Unstable Combustion in Hybrid Rocket  

Koo, Won-Mo (건국대학교 항공우주정보시스템공학과)
Lee, Chang-Jin (건국대학교 항공우주정보시스템공학과)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers / v.11, no.4, 2007 , pp. 46-51 More about this Journal
Abstract
The irregular fuel surface was observed by the visualization of hybrid rocket combustion. Even though the test condition maintained oxidizer rich environment, the irregular dark fuel surface was formed as the result of incomplete combustion. In order to investigate the correlation of the characteristics of oxidizer flow and the irregular fuel surface, various flow conditions were imposed such as swirl flow, induced swirl flow by helical fuel configuration and straight flow. Test results revealed no correlation was found between oxidizer flow condition and irregular fuel surface. And this can be a commonly observed phenomena in the tests with different fuel/oxidizer combination. Thus, the irregular fuel surface can be a result of the interaction of blowing flow of vaporized fuel and the boundary layer of oxidizer flow. A further study will be required to confirm the assumption for the formation of irregular fuel surface.
Keywords
Hybrid Rocket; Irregular Spot; Blowing Effect;
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