EXCITATION OF NONLINEAR PRESSURE OSCILLATIONS IN LOW-PRESSURE FLUID FLOW USING A HIGH-PRESSURE HYDRODYNAMIC GENERATOR

The results of the study of the excitation process of nonlinear oscillations of finite amplitude pressure in a low-pressure (treated) fluid flow using a hydrodynamic oscillator of flow type, the working fluid of which has no direct contact with the fluid of the treated flow, are presented. It is shown that the oscillations from the hydrodynamic generator can be transmitted to the fluid flow through the interface (matching device) in the form of a disk with a certain acoustic resistance. It was found that resonant oscillations can be disturbed in the low-pressure flow processing chamber. The conditions of excitation of resonant oscillations in the processing chamber with a flowing liquid are found. Numerical values of the oscillation span and resonance frequencies are given.

On theory and methods for advanced detonation-driven hypervelocity shock tunnels

This study describes theory and methods for developing detonation-driven shock tunnels in hypervelocity test facilities. The primary concept and equations for high-enthalpy shock tunnels are presented first to demonstrate the unique advantage of shock tubes for aerodynamic ground-based testing. Then, the difficulties in simulating flight conditions in hypervelocity shock tunnels are identified, and discussed in detail to address critical issues underlying these difficulties. Theory and methods for developing detonation drivers are proposed, and relevant progress that has advanced the state of the art in large-scale hypersonic test facilities is presented with experimental verifications. Finally, tailored conditions for detonation-driven shock tunnels are described, laying a solid foundation to achieve long test duration. This interface-matching key issue encountered in developing shock tunnels has been investigated for decades, but not solved for detonation drivers in engineering applications.

Theoretical Assessment of Convective and Radiative Heat Losses in a One-Dimensional Multiregion Premixed Flame With Counter-Flow Design Crossing Through Biofuel Particles

Due to perspective of biomass usage as a viable source of energy, this paper suggests a potential theoretical approach for studying multiregion nonadiabatic premixed flames with counterflow design crossing through the mixture of air (oxidizer) and lycopodium particles (biofuel). In this research, convective and radiative heat losses are analytically described. Due to the properties of lycopodium, roles of drying and vaporization are included so that the flame structure is created from preheating, drying, vaporization, reaction, and postflame regions. To follow temperature profile and mass fraction of the biofuel in solid and gaseous phases, dimensionalized and nondimensionalized forms of mass and energy balances are expressed. To ensure the continuity and calculate the positions of drying, vaporization, and flame fronts, interface matching conditions are derived employing matlab and mathematica software. For validation purpose, results for temperature profile is compared with those provided in a previous research study and an appropriate is observed under the same conditions. Finally, changes in flame velocity, flame temperature, solid and gaseous fuel mass fractions, and particle size with position measured from the position of stagnation plane, strain rate, and heat transfer coefficient in the presence/absence of losses are evaluated.