Applications of Turbulent and Multiphase Combustion (eBook)

Kenneth K. Kuo is Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the High Pressure Combustion Laboratory (HPCL) in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering of the College of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University.??Professor Kuo established the HPCL and is recognized as one of the leading researchers and experts in propulsion-related combustion. Ragini Acharya is Senior Research Scientist at United Technologies Research Center. She received her PhD from The Pennsylvania State University in 2008. Dr. Acharya's research expertise includes development of multiphysics, multiscale, multiphase models, fire dynamics, numerical methods, and scientific computing. She has authored or coauthored multiple technical articles in these areas.

Chapter 9. Solid Propellants and Their Combustion Characteristics

1. Background of Solid Propellant Combustion

2. Solid-propellant Rocket and Gun Performance Parameters

Chapter 10. Thermal Decomposition and Combustion of Nitramines

1. Thermophysical Properties of Selected Nitramines

2. Polymorphic Forms of Nitramines

Chapter 11. Burning Behavior of Homogeneous Solid Propellants

1. Common Ingredients in Homogeneous Propellant

2. Combustion Wave Structure of a Double-Base Propellant

3. Burning Rate Behavior of a Double-Base Propellant

4. Burning Rate Behavior of Catalyzed Nitrate-Ester Propellants

5. Thermal Wave Structure and Pyrolysis Law of Homogeneous Propellants

6. Modeling and Prediction of Homogeneous Propellant Combustion Behavior

7. Transient Burning Characterization of Homogeneous Solid Propellant

Chapter 12. Chemically Reacting Boundary-Layer Flows

1. Introduction

2. Governing Equations for Two-Dimensional Reacting Boundary-Layer Flows

3. Boundary Conditions

4. Chemical Kinetics

5. Laminar Boundary-Layer Flows With Surface Reactions

6. Laminar Boundary-Layer Flows With Gas-Phase Reactions

7. Turbulent Boundary-Layer Flows with Chemical Reactions

Chapter 13. Ignition And Combustion Of Single Energetic Solid Particles

1. Why energetic Particles Are Attractive for Combustion Enhancement in Propulsion

2. Metal Combustion Classification

3. Metal Particle Combustion Regimes

4. Ignition of Boron Particles

5. Experimental Studies

6. Theoretical Studies of Boron Ignition and Combustion

7. Theoretical of Diffusion Mechanism of Boron Particle Combustion

8. Ignition and Combustion of Boron Particles in Fluorine-Containing Environments

9. Combustion of a Single Aluminum Particle

10. Ignition of Aluminum Particle in a Controlled Post Flame Zone

11. Physical Concepts of Aluminum Agglomerate Formation

12. Combustion Behavior for Fine and Ultrafine Aluminum Particles

13. Potential Usage of Energetic Nano-sized Powders for Combustion and Rocket Propulsion

Chapter 14. Combustion of Solid Particles on Multiphase Flows

1. Void Fraction and Specific Particle Surface Area

2. Mathematical Formulation

3. Method of Characteristics Formulation

4. Ignition Cartridge Results

5. Governing Equations for the Mortar Tube

6. Predictions of Mortar Performance and Model Validation

Appendix A. Useful Vector and Tensor Operations

Appendix B. Constants and Conversion Factors Often Used in Combustion

Appendix C. Naming of Hydrocarbons

Appendix D. Particle Size--US Sieve Size and Tyler Screen Mesh Equivalents

References