Effects of Injection Nozzle Configuration on Secondary Injection into Supersonic Flow

Citation

Street, Donald Richard (1966) Effects of Injection Nozzle Configuration on Secondary Injection into Supersonic Flow. Engineer's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/WZWF-JK12. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:10262015-092430262

Abstract

Gaseous nitrogen and argon were injected into a primary stream of air moving at Mach 2.56. The gases were injected at secondary to primary total pressure ratios from 3.2 to 28.6 through four different nozzles. Two nozzles, one sonic and one supersonic (M = 3.26), injected normal to the primary stream; and two sonic nozzles injected at 45° angles to the primary flow, one injecting upstream and the other downstream. Data consisted of static pressure measurements on the wall near the injector, total pressure profiles in the wake of the injectant plume, and concentration measurements downstream of the flow. Scale parameters were calculated based upon an analytical model of the flow field and their validity verified by experimental results. These scale heights were used to compare normalized wall side forces for the different nozzles and to compare the mixing of the two streams.

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