Download or read book Thrust Augmentation Measurements Using a Pulse Detonation Engine Ejector written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-20 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present NASA GRC-funded three-year research project is focused on studying PDE driven ejectors applicable to a hybrid Pulse Detonation/Turbofan Engine. The objective of the study is to characterize the PDE-ejector thrust augmentation. A PDE-ejector system has been designed to provide critical experimental data for assessing the performance enhancements possible with this technology. Completed tasks include demonstration of a thrust stand for measuring average thrust for detonation tube multi-cycle operation, and design of a 72-in.-long, 2.25-in.-diameter (ID) detonation tube and modular ejector assembly. This assembly will allow testing of both straight and contoured ejector geometries. Initial ejectors that have been fabricated are 72-in.-long-constant-diameter tubes (4-, 5-, and 6-in.-diameter) instrumented with high-frequency pressure transducers. The assembly has been designed such that the detonation tube exit can be positioned at various locations within the ejector tube. PDE-ejector system experiments with gaseous ethylene/ nitrogen/oxygen propellants will commence in the very near future. The program benefits from collaborations with Prof. Merkle of University of Tennessee whose PDE-ejector analysis helps guide the experiments. The present research effort will increase the TRL of PDE-ejectors from its current level of 2 to a level of 3. Santoro, Robert J. and Pal, Sibtosh Glenn Research Center NASA/CR-2003-212191, NAS 1.26:212191, E-13794
Download or read book Thrust Augmentation Measurements Using a Pulse Detonation Engine Ejector written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Parametric Investigation of Thrust Augmentation by Ejectors on a Pulsed Detonation Tube written by Jack Wilson and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A parametric investigation has been made of thrust augmentation of a 1 in. diameter pulsed detonation tube by ejectors. A set of ejectors was used which permitted variation of the ejector length, diameter, and nose radius, according to a statistical design of experiment scheme. The maximum augmentation ratios for each ejector were fitted using a polynomial response surface, from which the optimum ratios of ejector diameter to detonation tube diameter, and ejector length and nose radius to ejector diameter, were found. Thrust augmentation ratios above a factor of 2 were measured. In these tests, the pulsed detonation device was run on approximately stoichiometric air-hydrogen mixtures, at a frequency of 20 Hz. Later measurements at a frequency of 40 Hz gave lower values of thrust augmentation. Measurements of thrust augmentation as a function of ejector entrance to detonation tube exit distance showed two maxima, one with the ejector entrance upstream, and one downstream, of the detonation tube exit. A thrust augmentation of 2.5 was observed using a tapered ejector.
Download or read book Study of Ejector Geometry on Thrust Augmentation for Pulse Detonation Engine Ejector Systems written by Ra'fat Shehadeh and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The major potential advantages of the PDE-ejector include reduced costs due to the reduced engine weight, along with improved specific fuel consumption and specific power inherent in the incorporation of a PDE component.
Download or read book A Simple Model of Pulsed Ejector Thrust Augmentation written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Performance and Environmental Impact Assessment of Pulse Detonation Based Engine Systems written by Aaron J. Glaser and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acoustic signature of a pulse detonation engine was characterized in both the near-field and far-field regimes. Experimental measurements were performed in an anechoic test facility designed for jet noise testing. Both shock strength and speed were mapped as a function of radial distance and direction from the PDE exhaust plane. It was found that the PDE generated pressure field can be reasonably modeled by a theoretical point-source explosion. The effect of several exit nozzle configurations on the PDE acoustic signature was studies. These included various chevron nozzles, a perforated nozzle, and a set of proprietary noise attenuation mufflers.
Download or read book A Simple Model of Pulsed Ejector Thrust Augmentation written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-29 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple model of thrust augmentation from a pulsed source is described. In the model it is assumed that the flow into the ejector is quasi-steady, and can be calculated using potential flow techniques. The velocity of the flow is related to the speed of the starting vortex ring formed by the jet. The vortex ring properties are obtained from the slug model, knowing the jet diameter, speed and slug length. The model, when combined with experimental results, predicts an optimum ejector radius for thrust augmentation. Data on pulsed ejector performance for comparison with the model was obtained using a shrouded Hartmann-Sprenger tube as the pulsed jet source. A statistical experiment, in which ejector length, diameter, and nose radius were independent parameters, was performed at four different frequencies. These frequencies corresponded to four different slug length to diameter ratios, two below cut-off, and two above. Comparison of the model with the experimental data showed reasonable agreement. Maximum pulsed thrust augmentation is shown to occur for a pulsed source with slug length to diameter ratio equal to the cut-off value.Wilson, Jack and Deloof, Richard L. (Technical Monitor)Glenn Research CenterTHRUST AUGMENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; FLOW VELOCITY; HARTMANN-SPRENGER TUBES; VORTEX RINGS; PULSED JET ENGINES; EJECTORS...
Download or read book An Experimental and Computatinal Study of Pulse Detonation Engines written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research studies investigating the performance optimization and fundamental physics of pulse detonation engines (PDE) were performed. Experimental and computational methods were developed and used in these studies. Four primary research tasks were established. The first research task was to obtain detailed measurements of a PDE exhaust plume for a variety of operating conditions and engine geometries. Shadowgraph visualizations in conjunction with OH* and CH* chemiluminescence imaging were performed. The PDE plume visualizations provided a means of studying the flowfield behavior associated with PDE ejectors and exhaust nozzles as well as providing explanations for the observed acoustic behavior of the PDE. The second research task was to quantify the thrust augmentation of PDE-ejectors. Significant losses in the ejector entrainment were observed when the ejector inlet was not of an aerodynamic shape. Performance measurements of axisymmetric PDE-ejector systems showed the thrust augmentation to be a strong function of the ejector length-to-diameter ratio, ejector axial placement and PDE fill-fraction. Peak thrust augmentation levels were recorded to be approximately 20% for a straight-ejector and 65% for a diverging-ejector. An increase in thrust augmentation was obtained with a reduction in fill-fraction. Performance measurements of PDE converging and diverging exhaust nozzles were also obtained at various operating conditions of the engine. At low fill-fractions, both converging and diverging exhaust nozzles were observed to adversely affect the PDE performance. At fill-fractions close to and greater than 1, the converging nozzles showed the best performance due to increased PDE blow-down time (maintaining PDE chamber pressure) and acceleration of the primarily subsonic exhaust flow. The fourth research task was to perform a detailed far-field study of PDE acoustics. The acoustic energy of the PDE blast-wave was observed to be highly directional. Very good agreement was obtained between the experimental data and model predictions for the radial decay in peak pressure as well as the characteristic times of the blast-wave pulses. Converging exhaust nozzles were observed to produce a global reduction in PDE noise, while diverging nozzles affected only the downstream noise.
Download or read book Journal of Propulsion and Power written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Multiple Cycle Simulation of a Pulse Detonation Engine Ejector written by S. Yungster and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Thrust Augmentation Study of High Performance Ejectors written by John E. Minardi and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A technique is developed for determining a representative value of the maximum efficiency that can be achieved with high performance ejectors when operating on the supersonic solution branch of an ejector. These efficiencies are used to calculate thrust augmentation for an ejector over a wide range of parameters including operation with a hypothetical engine. Reasonable values of thrust augmentation can be achieved at low subsonic flight mach numbers. However, at flight Mach numbers near one, little or not thrust augmentation was found. At supersonic flight Mach numbers, thrust augmentation was achieved. Basic studies indicated that the effects of temperature was opposite at subsonic and supersonic flight Mach numbers. Thrust augmentation decreased with increasing temperature at subsonic Mach number sand increased with increasing temperature at supersonic Mach numbers.
Download or read book Research Technology 2003 written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 39th AIAA ASME SAE ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference Exhibit July 20 23 2003 Huntsville Alabama 03 4950 03 4999 written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Effect of Pulse Length and Ejector Radius on Unsteady Ejector Performance written by Jack Wilson and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrust augmentation of a set of ejectors driven by a shrouded Hartmann-Sprenger tube has been measured at four different frequencies. Each frequency corresponded to a different length to diameter ratio of the pulse of air leaving the driver shroud. Two of the frequencies had length to diameter ratios below the formation number, and two above. The formation number is the value of length to diameter ratio below which the pulse converts to a vortex ring only, and above which the pulse becomes a vortex ring plus a trailing jet. A three level, three parameter Box-Behnken statistical design of experiment scheme was performed at each frequency, measuring the thrust augmentation generated by the appropriate ejectors from the set. The three parameters were ejector length, radius, and inlet radius. The results showed that there is an optimum ejector radius and length at each frequency. Using a polynomial fit to the data, the results were interpolated to different ejector radii and pulse length to diameter ratios. This showed that a peak in thrust augmentation occurs when the pulse length to diameter ratio equals the formation number, and that the optimum ejector radius is 0.87 times the sum of the vortex ring radius and the core radius.
