The present study is carried out to investigate the influences of pre-evacuation of high altitude test facility on startup performance of second throat diffuser during the experimental test of a thrust optimized parabolic (TOP) nozzle.
These types of nozzles are of great importance in space applications, including satellite launch vehicles.
In this study, an experimental sub-scale set-up is used called high-altitude testing equipment with compressed air as working fluid.
Due to the importance of the dimensionless parameter of the area ratio of the cross-section of the diffuser inlet to the cross-section of its second throat, the effect of changes in this parameter has been investigated on the start-up performance of the nozzle and diffuser.
to evaluate the instantaneous performance, the pressure was instantly applied to the nozzle chamber in two accompanying modes with and without pre-evacuation of the system, In each of the fixed diffuser geometries.
And vacuum chamber pressure and static pressure distribution are measured along the diffuser length.
Results show that starting the diffuser with pre-evacuation takes 50 to 60 percent less time than without pre-evacuation.
Furthermore, pre-evacuation of the test chamber can eliminate separation pattern transition pattern during start-up of the nozzle and diffuser.
It has also been observed that minimum diffuser starting pressure increases as the second throat cross-section is decreased down to a certain value in which flow is choked.
The present study
is carried
out to investigate the influences of
pre-evacuation
of high altitude
test
facility on startup performance of second throat diffuser during the experimental
test
of a thrust optimized parabolic (TOP) nozzle.
These types of
nozzles
are of great importance in space applications, including satellite launch vehicles.
In this study, an experimental sub-scale set-up is
used
called high-altitude testing equipment with compressed air as working fluid.
Due to the importance of the dimensionless parameter of the area ratio of the cross-section of the diffuser inlet to the cross-section of its second throat, the effect of
changes
in this parameter has
been investigated
on the
start
-up performance of the
nozzle
and diffuser.
to
evaluate the instantaneous performance, the
pressure
was
instantly
applied to the
nozzle
chamber in two accompanying modes with and without
pre-evacuation
of the system, In each of the
fixed
diffuser geometries.
And vacuum chamber
pressure
and static
pressure
distribution
are measured
along the diffuser length.
Results
show
that starting the diffuser with
pre-evacuation
takes 50 to 60 percent less time than without
pre-evacuation
.
Furthermore
,
pre-evacuation
of the
test
chamber can eliminate separation pattern transition pattern during
start
-up of the
nozzle
and diffuser.
It has
also
been observed
that minimum diffuser starting
pressure
increases as the second throat cross-section
is decreased
down to a certain value in which flow
is choked
.