Accession Number:
ADA465803
Title:
Supersonic Combustion Experiments with a Cavity-Based Fuel Injector (Postprint)
Descriptive Note:
Journal article
Corporate Author:
AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH PROPULSION DIRECTORATE
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Report Date:
2001-11-01
Pagination or Media Count:
10.0
Abstract:
Recent results from combustion experiments in a direct-connect supersonic combustor are presented. Successful ignition and sustained combustion of gaseous ethylene have been achieved using an injectorflameholder concept with low-angle, flush-wall fuel injection upstream of a wall cavity. Two interchangeable facility nozzles Mach 1.8 and 2.2 were used to obtain combustor inlet flow properties that simulate flight conditions between Mach 4 and 6 at a dynamic pressure of 47.9 kPa. Mainstream combustion was achieved at equivalence ratios between 0.25 and 0.75 using only a spark plug and no other external ignition aids. Delta-force levels between 667 and 1779 N were measured, with corresponding combustor pressure ratios between 3.1 and 4.0. Video records of the flame zone show an intensely active combustion zone with rapid flame spreading. One-dimensional performance analysis of the test data indicates a combustion efficiency around 80 with an average combustor skin friction coefficient of 0.0028.
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Subject Categories:
- Combustion and Ignition
- Reciprocating and Rotating Engines