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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2016.40.2.093

An Experimental Study on Startup Characteristics of a Center Body Diffuser for High Altitude Simulation  

Yeon, Hae In (Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Chungnam Nat'l Univ.)
You, Isang (Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Chungnam Nat'l Univ.)
Kim, Wan Chan (Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Chungnam Nat'l Univ.)
Im, Ji Nyeong (Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Chungnam Nat'l Univ.)
Ko, Young Sung (Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Chungnam Nat'l Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.40, no.2, 2016 , pp. 93-102 More about this Journal
Abstract
An experimental study has been conducted to verify the startup characteristic of a Center Body Diffuser (CBD) for simulating a low pressure environment when at high altitudes. Vacuum chamber pressure and startup characteristics of the CBD were investigated according to various geometries of the center body structure by a cold gas flow test. The test results show that the startup pressure is lowest when the center body contraction angle is approximately $15^{\circ}$. The startup characteristic of the CBDs significantly improves when the diffuser inlet length ($L_d/D_d$) is decreasing and the divergence length ($L_s$) is increasing. Additionally, it is possible to simulate various high altitude, low pressure conditions for various rocket engines that have different nozzle expansion ratios by adjusting the center body's position inside the diffuser.
Keywords
Center Body Diffuser; High Altitude Environment Simulation; Supersonic Exhaust Diffuser; Vacuum Chamber;
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