Title :
Combustion Chamber Fluid Dynamics and Hypergolic Gel Propellant Chemistry Simulations for Selectable Thrust Rocket Engines
Author :
Nusca, Michael J. ; Chen, Chiung-Chu ; McQuaid, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Weapons & Mater. Res. Directorate, US Army Res. Lab., Aberdeen, MD
Abstract :
This paper describes the application of high performance computing to accelerate the development of hypergolic propulsion systems for tactical missiles. Computational fluid dynamics is employed to model the chemically reacting flow within a systempsilas combustion chamber, and computational chemistry is employed to characterize propellant physical and reactive properties. Accomplishments from the past year are presented and discussed.
Keywords :
aerospace propulsion; chemically reactive flow; combustion; computational fluid dynamics; defence industry; missiles; propellants; rocket engines; CFD; chemically reacting flow; combustion chamber fluid dynamics; computational fluid dynamics; hypergolic gel propellant chemistry simulations; hypergolic propulsion systems; tactical missiles; thrust rocket engines; Acceleration; Chemistry; Combustion; Computational modeling; Engines; Fluid dynamics; High performance computing; Missiles; Propulsion; Rockets;
Conference_Titel :
DoD HPCMP Users Group Conference, 2008. DOD HPCMP UGC
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3323-0
DOI :
10.1109/DoD.HPCMP.UGC.2008.28
