LAPSE:2024.0016
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LAPSE:2024.0016
Simulation Analysis of the Effect of Slit/Slot Pintle Geometry on Atomization of Bipropellant Engine
Kun Cai, Zhen Zhang, Fengshan Wang, Yu Hu, Xudong Wang, Zhicheng Fang, Xiaofang Mao, Zhaopu Yao, Yusong Yu, Haiwang Li
January 5, 2024
In order to optimize the slit/slot geometry design of a bipropellant pintle injector, the impinging spray development of a pintle injector was numerically investigated. The VOF (volume of fluid) and LES (large eddy simulation) methods were employed for an analysis to capture the gas−liquid interface by means of the AMR (adaptive mesh refinement) method. In those simulation cases, different flowrates, slot numbers, pintle diameters, slot thicknesses and slot shapes were compared for an analysis. In a comparison of visualization and quantification, a high flowrate and large pintle diameter were shown to be more positive features for improving the atomization quality and mixing effect. As for the slot parameters and shape, the spray development was mainly determined by the flow proportion between the slit jet and slot jet. The simulation results indicated that dominant slot jets cause a more dispersed spatial distribution, which is more conducive to the subsequent improvement of combustion efficiency in a limited space. However, an excessive increase in the number of slot jets can weaken the overall atomization quality and mixing effect, so it is suggested to ensure a balance for geometry design optimization.
Keywords
bipropellant engine, impingement, pintle injector, Simulation, slit/slot, spray atomization
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Cai K, Zhang Z, Wang F, Hu Y, Wang X, Fang Z, Mao X, Yao Z, Yu Y, Li H. Simulation Analysis of the Effect of Slit/Slot Pintle Geometry on Atomization of Bipropellant Engine. (2024). LAPSE:2024.0016
Author Affiliations
Cai K: Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, Beijing 100190, China
Zhang Z: Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, Beijing 100190, China; Hydrogen Energy and Space Propulsion Laboratory (HESPL), School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China [ORCID]
Wang F: Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, Beijing 100190, China
Hu Y: Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, Beijing 100190, China
Wang X: Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, Beijing 100190, China [ORCID]
Fang Z: Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, Beijing 100190, China
Mao X: Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, Beijing 100190, China
Yao Z: Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, Beijing 100190, China
Yu Y: Hydrogen Energy and Space Propulsion Laboratory (HESPL), School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China [ORCID]
Li H: Tianmushan Laboratory, Hangzhou 310023, China
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Processes
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11
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8
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2471
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2023
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2023-08-17
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2227-9717
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