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Accession Number:
AD1026293
Title:
Dispersion, Mixing, and Combustion in Turbulent and High-Speed Flows, Air-Breathing Propulsion, and Hypersonic Flight
Corporate Author:
California Institute of Technology Pasadena United States
Report Date:
2010-03-31
Abstract:
The research studied the dispersion and mixing in turbulent flows with applications to high-speed, air-breathing propulsion. Experiments investigating molecular mixing in high-speed internal flows demonstrated that fuel injection through a perforated inclined ramp can lead to considerable mixing enhancement compared to free-shear layers, with small attendant total-pressure losses. Numerical large-eddy simulations LES with subgrid-scale SGS modeling successfully captured the large-scale features of this flow except for near-wall separation, the observed recirculating flow, chemical product formation under lean- and rich-reactant conditions, and molecular mixing for the first time. A modification will enable investigations of inclined-jet injection, with and without a downstream shear layer. As part of the research on hydrocarbon flames, a new facility was designed and fabricated . Preliminary experiments demonstrated stable flame operation at pressures in excess of 5 atm. Separate investigations of scalar dispersion and mixing in grid turbulence elucidated the importance and role of injection details through their influence on the characteristics of the resulting flow.
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report,15 Jan 2007,31 Dec 2009
Pages:
0029
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;
File Size:
5.14MB
