Modeling and simulation of liquid monopropellant combustion in microthrusters

Yanxing Wang, Ming Hsun Wu, Richard A. Yetter, Vigor Yang

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Abstract

A comprehensive numerical analysis is developed to study the combustion of liquid monopropellant in a small-volume vortex chamber. The instantaneous burning rate of the liquid propellant is obtained from well-caliberated experiments as a function of local pressure and temperature. The basis of the present work is a two-phase flow analysis based on the level-set approach. The model allows for a detailed investigation of the liquid-film motion and gas-phase flow development. As a specific example, the case with liquid nitromethane in a volume of 108 mm3 is examined systematically.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationCollection of Technical Papers - 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
Pages16319-16324
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2006
Event44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting 2006 - Reno, NV, United States
Duration: Jan 9 2006Jan 12 2006

Publication series

NameCollection of Technical Papers - 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
Volume21

Other

Other44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityReno, NV
Period1/9/061/12/06

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Space and Planetary Science
  • Aerospace Engineering

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