著者

榊 和樹 角銅 洋実 中谷 辰爾 津江 光洋 五十地 輝 鈴木 恭兵 牧野 一憲 平岩 徹夫

出版者

一般社団法人 日本航空宇宙学会

雑誌

日本航空宇宙学会論文集 (ISSN:13446460)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.63, no.6, pp.271-278, 2015 (Released:2015-12-05)

参考文献数

20

被引用文献数

1

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The pintle injector is one of the most promising candidate for propellant injection systems of liquid rocket engine combustors due to the throttling capability and simple structure. However, combustion characteristics of pintle injectors are still unclear. Therefore, combustion experiments are conducted for an ethanol/liquid oxygen rocket engine combustor with a planar pintle injector which simulates the injection configuration of a pintle injector and enables optical measurements at Pc=0.40MPa and O/F=1.08-1.56. Direct images of the flame structure and CH chemiluminesence are observed through an optical window using high speed imaging techniques. Backlit images of the spray structure are observed. Strong CH chemiluminescence is observed in the vicinity of the impinging point of the two propellants. Luminous flames are observed in the vicinity of the faceplate and the upper wall of the combustor. It is observed that atomization process of the planar pintle injector proceeds two-dimensionally unlike conventional impinging injectors. A periodic atomization behavior is observed with the frequency of approximately 700Hz, being equal to the frequency of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.

著者

角銅 洋実 榊 和樹 中谷 辰爾 津江 光洋 金井 竜一郎 稲川 貴大 平岩 徹夫

出版者

一般社団法人 日本航空宇宙学会

雑誌

日本航空宇宙学会論文集 (ISSN:13446460)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.65, no.1, pp.1-9, 2017

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The pintle injector is a promising candidate for injection systems of future rocket engines because of the throttling capability, the combustion stability, and the low manufacturing cost. Few studies focusing on fundamental aspects of a pintle injector have been conducted, and most of the design parameters of a pintle injector is determined mainly based on the empirical knowledge. Among the design parameters, total momentum ratio (TMR) is one of the most important parameters since spray structure is dominated by TMR. Therefore, combustion experiments using an ethanol/liquid oxygen rocket engine combustor with a planar pintle-type injector which is designed for optical measurements for a pintle injector are conducted at combustion pressure (<I>P_c</I>) = 0.37-0.42MPa, mixture ratio (O/F) = 1.31-1.49, TMR = 0.32-3.65 to investigate the effects of propellant momentum ratio on the combustion behavior. The spray structure under hot fire conditions is observed using high-speed imaging techniques with a backlit configuration. In the oxidizer-centered configuration, the characteristic exhaust velocity efficiency (<I>η<SUB>C</SUB><SUP>*</SUP></I>) decreases with the increase of the TMR. The atomized propellant impinge on the combustor wall before the vaporization and reaction at higher TMR. In the fuel-centered configuration, though the propellant spray is more inclined to the direction of the upper combustor wall at higher TMR, the <I>η<SUB>C</SUB><SUP>*</SUP></I> does not change with the TMR. In both oxidizer-centered and fuel-centered, higher <I>η<SUB>C</SUB><SUP>*</SUP></I> is provided in the condition of higher injection pressure drop.

著者

角銅 洋実 高田 仁志 平山 朋子

出版者

一般社団法人 日本トライボロジー学会

雑誌

トライボロジスト (ISSN:09151168)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.20-00012, (Released:2021-02-25)

参考文献数

20

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Ball bearings on the main shaft of rocket engine turbopumps which supply cryogenic propellants to the main combustion chamber are critical elements of the entire propulsion system of a rocket. A self-lubricating ball bearing with a retainer made of glass-cloth-polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) laminate has been used in turbopumps developed in Japan. In the operation of the turbopump, the bearing heat generation is possible to cause sudden temperature rises of bearing elements which finally result in bearing seizure. Therefore, it is important to predict the accurate bearing heat generation under various operating conditions. In this research, the bearing heat generation operated in cryogenic hydrogen was experimentally investigated under the various operating conditions where the rotational speed and the bearing coolant condition were changed. In addition, the bearing heat generation was compared with that theoretically predicted on a numerical model of mechanical losses. It was finally clarified that the bearing heat generation is influenced dominantly by the friction loss on balls and the drag loss on an inner race.

著者

榊 和樹 角銅 洋実 中谷 辰爾 津江 光洋 五十地 輝 鈴木 恭兵 牧野 一憲 平岩 徹夫

出版者

一般社団法人 日本航空宇宙学会

雑誌

日本航空宇宙学会論文集 (ISSN:13446460)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.63, no.6, pp.271-278, 2015

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The pintle injector is one of the most promising candidate for propellant injection systems of liquid rocket engine combustors due to the throttling capability and simple structure. However, combustion characteristics of pintle injectors are still unclear. Therefore, combustion experiments are conducted for an ethanol/liquid oxygen rocket engine combustor with a planar pintle injector which simulates the injection configuration of a pintle injector and enables optical measurements at <I>Pc</I>=0.40MPa and O/F=1.08-1.56. Direct images of the flame structure and CH chemiluminesence are observed through an optical window using high speed imaging techniques. Backlit images of the spray structure are observed. Strong CH chemiluminescence is observed in the vicinity of the impinging point of the two propellants. Luminous flames are observed in the vicinity of the faceplate and the upper wall of the combustor. It is observed that atomization process of the planar pintle injector proceeds two-dimensionally unlike conventional impinging injectors. A periodic atomization behavior is observed with the frequency of approximately 700Hz, being equal to the frequency of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.