Computation of nonequilibrium viscous flows in arc-jet wind tunnel nozzles
Computation of nonequilibrium viscous flows in arc-jet wind tunnel nozzles
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电弧喷射风洞喷嘴中非平衡粘性流的计算
DOI:
10.2514/6.1994-254
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发表时间:
1994
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T. Gokcen
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T. Gokcen
The axisymmetric Navier-Stokes equations are numerically solved for air flows in converging-diverging conical nozzles. A nonequilibrium formulation with a two-temperature thermochemical model has been employed for vibrationally excited, partially dissociated and ionized air. Evaluations of the formulation is made through comparisons of the computed flow quantities with the experimental data obtained in expanding arc-jet nozzle flows. Two sets of experimental data obtained in conical nozzles with geometric exit-to-throat area ratios of 625 and 8100 cover reservoir pressures ranging from 5 to 95 atm and enthalpies from 5 to 10 MJ/kg. The computed results are in good agreement with local mass flux, Pitot pressure, and static wall pressure measurements at the nozzle exit. For low pressure reservoir conditions, comparisons of computations with the experimental data indicate that the wall catalycity is very important in predicting species mole fraction at the nozzle exit since gas phase chemistry is frozen. The current computations overpredict the atomic oxygen concentrations which in turn results in underprediction of the vibrational temperature.