scholarly journals Operational Characteristic of Liquid Rocket Engine by Cavitation Instability at Low Inlet Pressure Condition

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 93-100
Author(s):  
Dae-Jin Kim ◽  
Byung Yun Kang ◽  
Chang-Ho Choi
Keyword(s):  
Rocket Engine ◽  
Inlet Pressure ◽  
Liquid Rocket Engine ◽  
Operational Characteristic ◽  
Pressure Condition ◽  
Cavitation Instability ◽  
Liquid Rocket

scholarly journals Analysis of Acoustic Cavitation Surge in a Rocket Engine Turbopump

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideaki Nanri ◽  
Hiroki Kannan ◽  
Naoki Tani ◽  
Yoshiki Yoshida
Keyword(s):  
Rocket Engine ◽  
Acoustic Cavitation ◽  
Inlet Pressure ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Liquid Rocket Engine ◽  
Acoustic Model ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Analytical Result ◽  
Inertia Model ◽  
Liquid Rocket

In a liquid rocket engine, cavitation in an inducer of a turbopump sometimes causes instability phenomena when the inducer is operated at low inlet pressure. Cavitation surge (auto-oscillation), one such instability phenomenon, has been discussed mainly based on an inertia model assuming incompressible flow. When this model is used, the frequency of the cavitation surge decreases continuously as the inlet pressure of the turbopump decreases. However, we obtained an interesting experimental result in which the frequency of cavitation surge varied discontinuously. Therefore, we employed one-dimensional analysis based on an acoustic model in which the fluid is assumed to be compressible. The analytical result qualitatively corresponded with the experimental result.

Unsteady Side-Load Evolution in a Liquid Rocket Engine Nozzle

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 391-397
Author(s):  
S. B. Verma ◽  
Oskar Haidn
Keyword(s):  
Rocket Engine ◽  
Liquid Rocket Engine ◽  
Side Load ◽  
Liquid Rocket

Rotordynamic analysis of a high thrust liquid rocket engine fuel (Kerosene) turbopump

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong Min Jeon ◽  
Hyun Duck Kwak ◽  
Suk Hwan Yoon ◽  
Jinhan Kim
Keyword(s):  
Rocket Engine ◽  
Liquid Rocket Engine ◽  
Engine Fuel ◽  
Liquid Rocket ◽  
High Thrust

Measurements of Rotordynamic Coefficients of Hybrid Bearings With (a) a Plugged Orifice, and (b) a Worn Land Surface

2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Laurant ◽  
D. W. Childs
Keyword(s):  
Test Data ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Rocket Engine ◽  
Liquid Rocket Engine ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Rotordynamic Coefficients ◽  
Hybrid Bearing ◽  
Liquid Rocket

Test results are presented for the rotordynamic coefficients of a hybrid bearing that is representative of bearings for liquid-rocket-engine turbopump applications. The bearing is tested in the following two degraded conditions: (a) one of five orifices plugged, and (b) a locally enlarged clearance to simulate a worn condition. Test data are presented at 24,600 rpm, with supply pressures of 4.0, 5.5, and 7.0 MPa, and eccentricity ratios from 0.1 to 0.5 in 0.1 increments. Overall, the results suggest that neither a single plugged orifice nor significant wear on the bearing land will “disable” a well-designed hybrid bearing. These results do not speak to multiple plugged orifices and are not an endorsement for operations without filters to prevent plugging orifices.

Characterization of Rotating Cavitation in a High Speed Inducer of Liquid Rocket Engine

2011 ◽  
Vol 320 ◽  
pp. 196-201
Author(s):  
Fei Tang ◽  
Li Jia Wen
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Rocket Engine ◽  
Liquid Rocket Engine ◽  
Blade Surface ◽  
Cavitation Phenomenon ◽  
Flow Fluctuations ◽  
Blade Cascade ◽  
Liquid Rocket

Rotating cavitation is one of the most important problems in the development of modern high performance rocket pump inducers. In this paper, a numerical simulation of rotating cavitation phenomenon in a 2D blade cascade of liquid rocket engine inducer was carried out using a mixture model based on Rayleigh-Plesset equation. The purpose is to investigate the characterization of rotating cavitation in a high speed inducer. The results show that when sub-synchronous rotating cavitation occurs, the speed for the length of the blade surface cavitation is lower than the speed frequency of rotation shaft with the same direction. The external aspect is that the pressure at the upstream of blades changes synchronous. Thus, the generation of sub-synchronous rotating cavitation is closely related to the changes of flow angel which caused by the flow fluctuations. Hence, elimination of the flow rate redistribution among the flow channel can effectively suppress the occurrence of this phenomenon.

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