Surface Pressure Measurement of Truncated, Linear Aerospike Nozzles Utilising Secondary Injection for Aerodynamic Thrust Vectoring
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Abstract
A cold-gas test campaign has been conducted at the DLR’s P6.2 test bench in Lampoldshausen, with the objective of investigating the linear aerospike nozzle flow in interaction with secondary injection thrust vector control (SITVC). In this campaign, the influence of nozzle truncation, injection position and injection pressure on the nozzle surface and base pressure is analysed using pressure probes and Schlieren flow-visualisation techniques. The effects of injection position and truncation on the nozzle surface pressure development are comparable for all geometric variations, resulting in a locally increased static pressure upstream and a locally decreased static pressure downstream of the injection. The magnitude and dimension of these high- and low-pressure regions are correlated with the injection pressure. However, the influence of injection position and truncation on the base pressure is not entirely predictable by the named parameters, indicating an interdependence between both geometric parameters. Finally, the required pressure ratio of injection to the primary flow to ensure sonic injection has been analysed on TUD’s cold-gas test bench. This allows the respective injection position-dependent threshold to be identified. The analysis reveals that these experiments have been conducted under transsonic injection conditions.
Details
Original language | English |
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Article number | 507 |
Journal | Aerospace |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 7 |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2024 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 85199591145 |
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ORCID | /0000-0002-7406-7588/work/173053543 |