Influence of Axial Flow Field Parameter Fluctuations on Performance of Scramjet Combustor

ZHANG Hao; YAN Mi; DENG Heng; TIAN Xiaotao; HUANG Meng

doi:10.15892/j.cnki.djzdxb.2024.02.011

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2024 , Vol. 44 >Issue 2: 69 - 75

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15892/j.cnki.djzdxb.2024.02.011

Influence of Axial Flow Field Parameter Fluctuations on Performance of Scramjet Combustor

ZHANG Hao ¹^,² ,
YAN Mi ¹^,² ,
DENG Heng ¹^,² ,
TIAN Xiaotao ¹^,² ,
HUANG Meng ¹^,²

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¹ National Key Laboratory of Land & Air Based Information Perception and Control,Xi’an 710065,Shaanxi, China
² Xi’an Modern Control Technology Research Institute,Xi’an 710065,Shaanxi, China

Received date: 2024-02-01

Online published: 2024-12-28

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Abstract

When air-breathing aircraft is flying over a wide area, the upflow of the combustor central axis will change greatly, and the flow field parameters will fluctuate along the axis. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out a study on the influence of axis flow field parameter fluctuation on combustion chamber performance, so as to provide relevant theoretical support for the combustion chamber of air-breathing aircraft in wide-area flight design. Based on the N-S gas-phase control model, combined with combustion model, turbulence model, burning rate model and mass transfer model, a numerical simulation model of flow combustion in solid fuel scramjet combustor is established. Through this model, the influence of the upflow field parameter fluctuation of the central axis on the combustor performance is carried out. The results show that for a optimized combustor configuration, different inlet air flow rates will cause the Mach number of the combustor to oscillate along the flow direction. The greater the oscillation amplitude, the greater the total pressure loss. Too high or too low inlet air flow rate will both result in Mach number oscillation in the combustor. However, selecting a suitable inlet air flow rate can significantly reduce the Mach number oscillation of combustor flow. Therefore, for different combustor configurations, appropriate inlet air flow should be designed to reduce the Mach number oscillation of the flow field in the combustor, reducing the flow loss and improving the working performance of the combustor.

Key words： solid fuel; scramjet; numerical simulation; flow and combustion; combustor

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ZHANG Hao , YAN Mi , DENG Heng , TIAN Xiaotao , HUANG Meng . Influence of Axial Flow Field Parameter Fluctuations on Performance of Scramjet Combustor[J]. Journal of Projectiles, Rockets, Missiles and Guidance, 2024 , 44(2) : 69 -75 . DOI: 10.15892/j.cnki.djzdxb.2024.02.011

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