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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2014.42.1.29

Low frequency Instability in Hybrid Rocket Post-chamber Configuration  

Park, Kyungsu (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Konkuk University)
Lee, Changjin (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Konkuk University)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.42, no.1, 2014 , pp. 29-36 More about this Journal
Abstract
Hybrid rocket displays many different low frequency pressure oscillations during combustion. Thermal lag between solid and gas phase is the primary mechanism to trigger low frequency pressure oscillations of around 10Hz, and Helmholtz or $L^*$ mode also produces other types of low frequency oscillations above 10 Hz which is associated with the change in combustion volume. Since the flow characteristics in hybrid rocket is very similar to those in solid rocket combustion, it is not surprising to observe similar pressure oscillation behaviors. Experimental test shows that combustion pressure suddenly turns into to a big amplitude oscillation around 10Hz then followed by returning to an original pressure level after a short period combustion. Further investigations show that this instability is independent of the change in O/F ratio at all. One of the possible candidates is the vortex shedding dynamics over the backward step in the post combustion chamber. It is required to investigate the low frequency oscillation mechanism in the future study.
Keywords
Hybrid Rocket Motor; Low Frequency Instability; Combustion Experiment;
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