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Numerical investigation of multi-element vitiated-air heater for scramjet testing

  • Chaoqun Chen*
  • , Xu Xu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University

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Abstract

The scramjet experiment relies on combustion air pre-heaters to provide flight enthalpy simulation. The one-element heater has disadvantages of non-uniform flowfield at the exit plane and high temperature on the injection faceplate. In this paper, a mul-ti-element heater (with seven coaxial injectors) was designed. Numerical simulation of the three-dimensional reacting flow in multi-element heater had been carried out. The two-equation shear stress transport κ-ω turbulence model was used for modeling turbulence and eight-step finite-rate mechanism was used for modeling the H2/Air chemical kinetics. The results show that:(l) the uniformity of exit flowfield is improved significantly by using multi-element coaxial injectors, the temperature non-uniformity coefficient is decreased from 21% to 8%, oxygen mole-fraction non-uniformity coefficient is decreased from 17% to 1.4%; (2) the heat load of injection faceplate is improved, the highest wall temperature is 650k when L/R=0. 65. The heater could operate for long time test without adding cooling system for the faceplate.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2010 Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology, APISAT 2010
PublisherNorthwestern Polytechnical University
Pages439-443
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9787561228999
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology, APISAT 2010 - Xi'an, China
Duration: 13 Sep 201015 Sep 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2010 Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology, APISAT 2010

Conference

Conference2010 Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology, APISAT 2010
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXi'an
Period13/09/1015/09/10

Keywords

  • Heater
  • Injection model
  • Numerical simulation
  • Scramjet
  • Uniformity

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