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Combustion for Aerospace Propulsion

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2011) | Viewed by 27635

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Vasily Novozhilov

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1. Institute of Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC 8001, Australia
2. N. N. Semenov Federal Research Centre for Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Interests: ordinary differential equations; partial differ ential equations; mathematical methods of mechanics and chemical physics; computational fluid dynamics
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Dear Colleagues,

The present issue focuses on fundamentals of combustion processes in aerospace applications, and implementation of relevant technologies. Combustion is a key technology of utilising chemical energy for propulsion. Significant progress has been made in this field in understanding and ability to model combustion, on one hand, and development of innovative technologies on the other hand. The volume seeks to bring together both fundamental and applied papers in order to show how interaction between science and technology can lead to introduction of highly efficient propulsion systems. Examples of specific applications include Turbopropulsion; Solid, Liquid and Hybrid Rocket Motors. Contributions covering prospective technologies, such as Supersonic Combustion Ramjet (SCRJ) engines, and Pulse Detonation engines, are especially welcome. Fundamentals of combustion and fluid dynamics will cover areas such as Turbulent Combustion, Combustion Control, Combustion Instabilities, Pulse Detonation, Combustion Modeling, Atomization and Spray Combustion, Swirling Flows, and others. Of high importance is the issue of material behavior under relevant combustion conditions. Therefore, areas such as propellant combustion, and solid fuel combustion (for hybrid propulsion applications) will be considered. Original and review papers are sought for this volume, which are of theoretical, computational or experimental nature. The papers can also report design methodologies, testing procedures, as well as other relevant issues.

Prof. Dr. Vasily Novozhilov
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Keywords

  • turbopropulsion
  • rocket engines
  • scramjet engines
  • pulse detonation
  • turbulent combustion

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Polymer Combustion as a Basis for Hybrid Propulsion: A Comprehensive Review and New Numerical Approaches
by Vasily Novozhilov, Paul Joseph, Keiichi Ishiko, Toru Shimada, Hui Wang and Jun Liu
Energies 2011, 4(10), 1779-1839; https://doi.org/10.3390/en4101779 - 24 Oct 2011
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Hybrid Propulsion is an attractive alternative to conventional liquid and solid rocket motors. This is an active area of research and technological developments. Potential wide application of Hybrid Engines opens the possibility for safer and more flexible space vehicle launching and manoeuvring. The [...] Read more.
Hybrid Propulsion is an attractive alternative to conventional liquid and solid rocket motors. This is an active area of research and technological developments. Potential wide application of Hybrid Engines opens the possibility for safer and more flexible space vehicle launching and manoeuvring. The present paper discusses fundamental combustion issues related to further development of Hybrid Rockets. The emphasis is made on the two aspects: (1) properties of potential polymeric fuels, and their modification, and (2) implementation of comprehensive CFD models for combustion in Hybrid Engines. Fundamentals of polymeric fuel combustion are discussed. Further, steps necessary to accurately describe their burning behaviour by means of CFD models are investigated. Final part of the paper presents results of preliminary CFD simulations of fuel burning process in Hybrid Engine using a simplified set-up. Full article
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Scale Effects on Solid Rocket Combustion Instability Behaviour
by David R. Greatrix
Energies 2011, 4(1), 90-107; https://doi.org/10.3390/en4010090 - 11 Jan 2011
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The ability to understand and predict the expected internal behaviour of a given solid-propellant rocket motor under transient conditions is important. Research towards predicting and quantifying undesirable transient axial combustion instability symptoms necessitates a comprehensive numerical model for internal ballistic simulation under dynamic [...] Read more.
The ability to understand and predict the expected internal behaviour of a given solid-propellant rocket motor under transient conditions is important. Research towards predicting and quantifying undesirable transient axial combustion instability symptoms necessitates a comprehensive numerical model for internal ballistic simulation under dynamic flow and combustion conditions. A numerical model incorporating pertinent elements, such as a representative transient, frequency-dependent combustion response to pressure wave activity above the burning propellant surface, is applied to the investigation of scale effects (motor size, i.e., grain length and internal port diameter) on influencing instability-related behaviour in a cylindrical-grain motor. The results of this investigation reveal that the motor’s size has a significant influence on transient pressure wave magnitude and structure, and on the appearance and magnitude of an associated base pressure rise. Full article
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Scale Effects on Quasi-Steady Solid Rocket Internal Ballistic Behaviour
by David R. Greatrix
Energies 2010, 3(11), 1790-1804; https://doi.org/10.3390/en3111790 - 15 Nov 2010
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The ability to predict with some accuracy a given solid rocket motor’s performance before undertaking one or several costly experimental test firings is important. On the numerical prediction side, as various component models evolve, their incorporation into an overall internal ballistics simulation program [...] Read more.
The ability to predict with some accuracy a given solid rocket motor’s performance before undertaking one or several costly experimental test firings is important. On the numerical prediction side, as various component models evolve, their incorporation into an overall internal ballistics simulation program allows for new motor firing simulations to take place, which in turn allows for updated comparisons to experimental firing data. In the present investigation, utilizing an updated simulation program, the focus is on quasi-steady performance analysis and scale effects (influence of motor size). The predicted effects of negative/positive erosive burning and propellant/casing deflection, as tied to motor size, on a reference cylindrical-grain motor’s internal ballistics, are included in this evaluation. Propellant deflection has only a minor influence on the reference motor’s internal ballistics, regardless of motor size. Erosive burning, on the other hand, is distinctly affected by motor scale. Full article
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