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http://dx.doi.org/10.6108/KSPE.2020.24.6.001

Analysis of Pintle Tip Thermal Damage in the Combustion Hot Firing Test with a 1.5-tonf Class Liquid-Liquid Pintle Injector  

Kang, Donghyuk (Combustion Chamber Team, Rocket Engine Development Office, Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Hwang, Dokeun (Combustion Chamber Team, Rocket Engine Development Office, Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Ryu, Chulsung (Combustion Chamber Team, Rocket Engine Development Office, Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Ko, Youngsung (School of Aerospace Engineering, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers / v.24, no.6, 2020 , pp. 1-9 More about this Journal
Abstract
Using kerosene and liquid oxygen, 1.5-tonf class liquid-liquid pintle injector with rectangular two-row orifice was designed and manufactured. The combustion test of the pintle injector was carried out to verify the combustion performance and combustion stability under a supercritical condition which is the actual operation condition of the liquid rocket engine. The combustion test result showed that the pintle tip was damaged by the high temperature combustion gas in the high-mixed ratio recirculation zone of the combustion chamber. To solve this problem, the insert nozzle was installed in the pintle injector to increase cooling performance at the pintle tip. As a result of the hot firing test, installation of the insert nozzle, AR and BF had a great effect on pintle tip cooling performance.
Keywords
Pintle Injector; Liquid Rocket Engine; Recirculation Zone; Combustion Chamber;
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