Development of model combustion chambers for gaseous and liquid fuels
- Simulation of fuel injection and fuel spray; simulation of evaporation, decomposition, and combustion of hydrocarbons in the combustion chamber
- Refined chamber construction to optimize workflow
- Determined flow characteristics upon exit: gas composition, pressure, temperature, and combustion efficiency
Mixing chamber for high-enthalpy electric-arc air flow heater
- High-enthalpy electric-arc air flow heater is used for ground testing of thermal protection of materials
- Cold flow of an oxygen-air mixture is introduced into a hot nitrogen flow
- Simulated the mixing of chemically reactive flows
- Accounted for NO2, NO, O, N, O2, N2 and other radicals
- Developed practical solutions for achieving (upon exit) a uniform flow in terms of temperature and chemical makeup
