This paper describes a numerical study of the laser-pulse ignition sequence occurring in the combustion chamber of the M3 facility at DLR-Lampoldshausen. Our methodological approach relies on a variable fidelity modeling of the main phenomena of interest. In-house tools are fed with spatially homogeneous, isochoric, forced ignition problems, to derive a simplified methane/oxygen kinetic mechanism. The kernel formation after the laser pulse energy deposition is firstly studied in a one-dimensional framework, so as to test the simplified kinetic mechanism ability to reproduce the ignition behavior. The kernel initiation is also simulated in a two-dimensional mixing layer, to assess the ability of the simplified mechanism to accurately describe both the kernel initiation and its spatial propagation. Both the one- and two-dimensional simulations are carried out by means of a wavelet-based CFD library. Next, a lumped analysis of the events connected with the ignition sequence is carried out by adopting a well-stirred reactor model for the M3 chamber. The numerical results are compared to experiments carried out by DLR-Lampoldshausen, and the discrepancies are discussed. Finally, the whole M3 geometry and ignition sequence are simulated by means of an Unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) model under the axi-symmetric flow approximation. The URANS results are compared with the experimental data, showing that URANS axi-symmetric calculation are able to provide a rather accurate picture of the ignition transients. Nevertheless, some issues on the quantitative accuracy of the URANS predictions are found and discussed in detail.

Numerical analysis of laser-pulse transient ignition of oxygen/methane mixtures in rocket-like combustion chamber / Gargiulo, G.; Ciottoli, P. P.; Martelli, E.; Malpica Galassi, R.; Valorani, M.. - In: ACTA ASTRONAUTICA. - ISSN 0094-5765. - 159:(2019), pp. 136-155. [10.1016/j.actaastro.2019.03.049]

Numerical analysis of laser-pulse transient ignition of oxygen/methane mixtures in rocket-like combustion chamber

Gargiulo, G.;Ciottoli, P. P.;Malpica Galassi, R.
;
Valorani, M.
2019

Abstract

This paper describes a numerical study of the laser-pulse ignition sequence occurring in the combustion chamber of the M3 facility at DLR-Lampoldshausen. Our methodological approach relies on a variable fidelity modeling of the main phenomena of interest. In-house tools are fed with spatially homogeneous, isochoric, forced ignition problems, to derive a simplified methane/oxygen kinetic mechanism. The kernel formation after the laser pulse energy deposition is firstly studied in a one-dimensional framework, so as to test the simplified kinetic mechanism ability to reproduce the ignition behavior. The kernel initiation is also simulated in a two-dimensional mixing layer, to assess the ability of the simplified mechanism to accurately describe both the kernel initiation and its spatial propagation. Both the one- and two-dimensional simulations are carried out by means of a wavelet-based CFD library. Next, a lumped analysis of the events connected with the ignition sequence is carried out by adopting a well-stirred reactor model for the M3 chamber. The numerical results are compared to experiments carried out by DLR-Lampoldshausen, and the discrepancies are discussed. Finally, the whole M3 geometry and ignition sequence are simulated by means of an Unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) model under the axi-symmetric flow approximation. The URANS results are compared with the experimental data, showing that URANS axi-symmetric calculation are able to provide a rather accurate picture of the ignition transients. Nevertheless, some issues on the quantitative accuracy of the URANS predictions are found and discussed in detail.
2019
chemical model reduction; ignition transient; laser energy deposition; space propulsion; urans; variable fidelity analysis; aerospace engineering
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Numerical analysis of laser-pulse transient ignition of oxygen/methane mixtures in rocket-like combustion chamber / Gargiulo, G.; Ciottoli, P. P.; Martelli, E.; Malpica Galassi, R.; Valorani, M.. - In: ACTA ASTRONAUTICA. - ISSN 0094-5765. - 159:(2019), pp. 136-155. [10.1016/j.actaastro.2019.03.049]
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