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http://dx.doi.org/10.6108/KSPE.2019.23.2.060

Direct Numerical Simulation of Low Frequency Instability in a Hybrid Rocket with Equivalence Ratio Effects  

Choi, Hyosang (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sejong University)
Lee, Changjin (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Konkuk University)
Kang, Sang Hun (Department of Aerospace System Engineering, Sejong University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers / v.23, no.2, 2019 , pp. 60-67 More about this Journal
Abstract
To understand the low frequency instability(LFI) characteristics in hybrid rockets combustion, effects of equivalence ratio variations on the phase shift between pressure and heat release oscillations were investigated by using the direct numerical simulation. The change in the equivalence ratio of the main chamber was simulated by the temperature and composition variation of the combustion gas introduced into the post-combustion chamber. In the results, additional combustion appeared along with vortex generation at the backward step, and combustion pressure and heat release oscillations were observed as the vortex moved. In addition, the results confirmed that the phase difference between the pressure and heat release oscillation shifts because of the changes in the propagation velocity of pressure wave as the temperature of combustion gas changes.
Keywords
Hybrid Rocket; Low Frequency Instability; Equivalence Ratio; Direct Numerical Simulation;
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