DIFFUSION-VACUUM TECHNOLOGY OF MANUFACTURING LARGE AXISYMMETRIC ASSEMBLIES OF METAL MESH MATERIALS FOR HEAT EXCHANGE PATHS

2021 ◽  
pp. 66-77
Author(s):  
Fedor V. PELEVIN
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Rocket Engine ◽  
Liquid Propellant ◽  
Metal Mesh ◽  
Regenerative Cooling ◽  
Vacuum Technology ◽  
Mesh Material ◽  
Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine ◽  
Propellant Rocket

Requirements for improving the reliability, service life, and increasing a specific pulse of liquid-propellant rocket engines justify a need for transfer to new designs and manufacturing technologies of regenerative engine cooling system. The paper describes a advanced diffusion-vacuum technology of manufacturing a regenerative cooling circuit for liquid-propellant rocket engine based on the concept of inter-channel coolant transpiration through a porous metal mesh material. The method of diffusion welding of metal wire mesh in vacuum makes it possible to obtain large axisymmetric blanks of metal mesh materials necessary to manufacture the regenerative cooling path of the liquid-propellant rocket engine and recuperative heat exchanger (RHE). The possibility of developing a high-efficient low-gradient porous heat exchange path obtained using a metal mesh material (MMM) has been experimentally confirmed. It is recommended to use metal woven cloth and twill filter screens of standard size П24–П60, С120 as a basic material for manufacturing MMM. Key words: diffusion-vacuum technology, porous mesh material, regenerative cooling system, inter-channel coolant transpiration.

A REGENERATIVE COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE CHAMBER OF A LIQUID-PROPELLANT ROCKET ENGINE WITH INTERCHANNEL COOLANT FLOW THROUGH A METAL MESH

2021 ◽  
pp. 65-77
Author(s):  
Fedor V. PELEVIN ◽  
Aleksey V. PONOMAREV
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Porous Metal ◽  
Coolant Flow ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Liquid Propellant ◽  
Metal Mesh ◽  
Regenerative Cooling ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Propellant Rocket

The paper discusses a new method for regenerative cooling of the chamber of liquid-propellant rocket engines using the concept of interchannel coolant flow through a porous metal mesh made by vacuum diffusion welding of woven metal netting. It provides a theoretical rationale for switching from unidimensional (longitudinally channeled) flow to two-dimensional (interchannel) inter-mesh flow coolant through a porous mesh. It provides experimental data for hydraulic resistance and heat exchange in porous metal meshes. Based on the experimental data, a generalized criterial equation was obtained for surface heat release in the paths with interchannel two-dimensional intermesh coolant flow through metal mesh. The paper examines the efficiency of heat exchange in the paths with interchannel coolant flow. Key words: regenerative cooling, interchannel flow; vacuum diffusion technology, metal mesh; hydraulic resistance; heat exchange, heat exchange efficiency.

A regenerative cooling system for the chamber of a liquid-propellant rocket engine with interchannel coolant flow through a metal mesh

2021 ◽  
pp. 65-77
Author(s):  
Fedor V. PELEVIN ◽  
Aleksey V. PONOMAREV
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Porous Metal ◽  
Coolant Flow ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Liquid Propellant ◽  
Metal Mesh ◽  
Regenerative Cooling ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Propellant Rocket

The paper discusses a new method for regenerative cooling of the chamber of liquid-propellant rocket engines using the concept of interchannel coolant flow through a porous metal mesh made by vacuum diffusion welding of woven metal netting. It provides a theoretical rationale for switching from unidimensional (longitudinally channeled) flow to two-dimensional (interchannel) inter-mesh flow coolant through a porous mesh. It provides experimental data for hydraulic resistance and heat exchange in porous metal meshes. Based on the experimental data, a generalized criterial equation was obtained for surface heat release in the paths with interchannel two-dimensional intermesh coolant flow through metal mesh. The paper examines the efficiency of heat exchange in the paths with interchannel coolant flow. Key words: regenerative cooling, interchannel flow; vacuum diffusion technology, metal mesh; hydraulic resistance; heat exchange, heat exchange efficiency.

scholarly journals Influence of Ignition Channel on the Ignition Performance of Ignition Device

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Jiang Chang ◽  
Gongping Wu ◽  
Hanwei Tang
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Inflection Point ◽  
Rocket Engine ◽  
Gas Pressure ◽  
Gas Velocity ◽  
Liquid Propellant ◽  
Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine ◽  
Ignition Device ◽  
Propellant Rocket ◽  
Solid Type

Based on relative theories of gas dynamics and computational fluid dynamics, the flow field computation software ANSYS Fluent was used to simulate the steady flow field of the solid type ignition device of liquid-propellant rocket engine in two working conditions (condition I: without ignition channel, condition II: with ignition channel). On this basis, the influence of ignition channel on the working characteristics of the solid type ignition device of the liquid-propellant rocket engine was analyzed and experimentally tested. The results showed that when the pressure in the combustion chamber was atmospheric pressure, under condition II, the gas velocity at the throat of the ignition device did not reach the sonic velocity, and the position of sonic velocity moved to the downstream section of the ignition channel. Compared to condition I, the gas velocity and energy at the ignition outlet increased, which would be beneficial for initial ignition, and the gas pressure and temperature at the throat increased as well, indicating that the structural strength at the throat should be evaluated. The gas flow, gas pressure, and gas temperature at the ignition outlet decreased compared to working condition I, yet the changes were small and would have minimal effect on the ignition performance. During the pressure increase process in the combustion chamber, the gas pressure, velocity, temperature, flow, and energy at the ignition outlet experienced a steady stage in both working conditions before coming to an inflection point. The inflection point under condition II is smaller than that under condition I. To improve the ignition reliability, the working pressure of the ignition device should be further increased.

scholarly journals Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engine Throttling: A Comprehensive Review

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 897-923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Casiano ◽  
James R. Hulka ◽  
Vigor Yang
Keyword(s):  
Rocket Engine ◽  
Liquid Propellant ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine ◽  
Propellant Rocket

scholarly journals Influence of Polyisobutylene Kerosene Additive on Combustion Efficiency in a Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine

Aerospace ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Borovik ◽  
Evgeniy Strokach ◽  
Alexander Kozlov ◽  
Valeriy Gaponov ◽  
Vladimir Chvanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Film Cooling ◽  
Rocket Engine ◽  
Combustion Efficiency ◽  
Liquid Propellant ◽  
Gaseous Oxygen ◽  
Wall Film ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine ◽  
Propellant Rocket

The combustion of kerosene with the polymer additive polyisobutylene (PIB) was experimentally investigated. The aim of the study was to measure the effect of PIB kerosene on the efficiency of combustion chamber cooling and the combustion efficiency of the liquid propellant for a rocket engine operating on kerosene and gaseous oxygen (GOX). The study was conducted on an experimental rocket engine using kerosene wall film cooling in the combustion chamber. Fire tests showed that the addition of polyisobutylene to kerosene had no significant effect on the combustion efficiency. However, analysis of the wall temperature measurement results showed that the use of PIB kerosene is more effective for film cooling than pure kerosene, which can increase the efficiency of combustion chamber cooling and subsequently increase its reliability and reusability. Thus, the findings of this study are expected to be of use in further investigations of wall film cooling efficiency.

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