An Experimental Investigation of Soot Size and Flow Fields in a Gas Turbine Engine Augmentor Tube,

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Abstract:

An instrumented augmentor tube was constructed and used to obtain velocity and temperature profile measurements as a function of augmentor inlet to gas generator nozzle spacing for use in Phoenics computer code validation. Additionally, optical particle size measurement instrumentation in the form of a three wavelength transmission device and a two forward-angle scattering device using a helium-neon laser was designed, constructed and used for determining the effects of the augmentor flow on the change in soot size across the length. Various smoke suppressant fuel additives were also evaluated for their effect on the soot size changes across the augmentor tube length. The initial tests indicated that particle size increased significantly across the augmentor tube length. Keywords Soot sizing and Velocity flow fields.

Author(s):
Urich, Dave J.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Pagination:
0065

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Collection: TR
Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_4.5.4_Requirements Definition; JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned
Modernization Areas:
Hypersonics
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
*PARTICLE SIZE, *SOOT, *TEST EQUIPMENT, VELOCITY, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, FREQUENCY, ANGLES, MEASUREMENT, OPTICAL PROPERTIES, TEMPERATURE, VALIDATION, CELLS, AUGMENTATION, THESES, COMBUSTORS, GAS TURBINES, FLOW FIELDS, SMOKE, PROFILES, LENGTH, DATA ACQUISITION, INSTRUMENTATION, TRANSMITTERS, FLOW, HELIUM NEON LASERS, INLETS, GAS GENERATING SYSTEMS, TUBES, SUPPRESSORS, FORWARD SCATTERING, FUEL ADDITIVES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods, Combustion and Ignition
Keyword(s):
*Augmentor tubes, Smoke suppresants, Soot sizing, Test cells, T 63 engines, Optical measurement, Size distribution
Report Date:
1986 Jun 01