Using shock generator for the fuel mixing of the extruded single 4-lobe nozzle at supersonic combustion chamber
As’ad Alizadeh, Dheyaa J. Jasim, Neaman Sohrabi, Mohsen Ahmed, Safwa Ameer, Safaa Mohammed Ibrahim, Hasan Khalid Dabis, Ali Adhab Hussein, Abbas J. Sultan
Abstract
The importance of the fuel injection configuration on the propulsion efficiency of high-speed vehicles is apparent. In this article, the use of an annular extruded 4-lobe nozzle for the injection of fuel jet in a supersonic combustor of a scramjet engine in the existence of a shock generator is examined. The main aim of this study is to obtain the efficient jet arrangement for efficient fuel mixing inside the engine of hypersonic vehicles. A numerical approach is used to model the supersonic air stream and cross-jet flow with the SST turbulence model. The role of nozzle altitude and internal air jet on the fuel mixing of the hydrogen within the high-speed domain are disclosed. The importance of the horseshoe vortex and counter-rotating vortex on the fuel distribution is also presented. Our results show that the usage of a coaxial jet instead of an annular jet would increase fuel mixing by more than 40% in the combustion chamber.