用于火箭推进的旋转引爆的实验验证
John W Bennewitz1, Jason R Burr1, Blaine R Bigler2
1Rocket Combustion Devices Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory, Edwards AFB, CA, 93524, USA. AFRL.RQRC.RDREGroup@us.af.mil.
Scientific reports
|August 30, 2023
概括
旋转引爆火箭发动机 (RDREs) 的推力和效率明显高于传统火箭. 这项研究对RDRE的性能进行了基准测试,为未来太空任务中可靠的飞行演示铺平了道路.
科学领域:
- 航空航天工程 航空航天工程
- 燃烧物理 燃烧物理
- 导弹推进器的火箭推进器
背景情况:
- 现代火箭利用防火来产生热能,这是次声速的,发生在恒压下.
- 引爆是一种超音速燃烧过程,具有紧的热释放和更高的压力和温度等优势.
研究的目的:
- 为了对旋转引爆火箭发动机 (RDREs) 的性能进行基准测试并标准化其可操作性.
- 提升RDRE技术准备水平,以实现飞行演示.
- 解决关键的引爆物理问题,以保持一致和可控的室内动力学.
主要方法:
- 在多个设施中对RDRE性能进行基准测试.
- 通过一致的室内动态来标准化RDRE的操作性.
- 识别和解决RDREs中独特的爆炸物理.
主要成果:
- 在多个设施中展示了一致的RDRE运行.
- 室内动态中的变性和随机性降低.
- 验证了用于未来航空航天应用的RDRE技术.
结论:
- 与防火式发动机相比,RDREs提供了显著的性能改进,推力可能增加10%.
- RDREs提供了较小的推进器尺寸和重量,较低的注入压力,并增加了对声学不稳定性的抵抗力.
- 这个集体努力验证了RDREs作为未来火箭推进系统的基础技术.
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