Aluminized ammonium perchlorate composite propellants can form large molten agglomerated particles that may result in poor combustion performance, slag accumulation, and increased two-phase flow losses. Quantifying agglomerate size distributions are needed to gain an understanding of agglomeration dynamics and ultimately design new propellants for improved performance. Due to complexities of the reacting multiphase environment, agglomerate size diagnostics are difficult and measurement accuracies are poorly understood. To address this, the current work compares three agglomerate sizing techniques applied to two propellant formulations. Particle collection on a quench plate and backlit videography are two relatively common techniques, whereas digital inline holography is an emerging alternative for three-dimensional measurements. Atmospheric pressure combustion results show that all three techniques are able to capture the qualitative trends; however, significant differences exist in the quantitative size distributions and mean diameters. For digital inline holography, methods are proposed that combine temporally resolved high-speed recording with lower-speed but higher spatial resolution measurements to correct for size–velocity correlation biases while extending the measurable size dynamic range. The results from this work provide new guidance for improved agglomerate size measurements along with statistically resolved datasets for validation of agglomerate models.


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    Titel :

    Agglomerate Sizing in Aluminized Propellants Using Digital Inline Holography and Traditional Diagnostics


    Beteiligte:
    Powell, Michael S. (Autor:in) / Gunduz, Ibrahim W. (Autor:in) / Shang, Weixiao (Autor:in) / Chen, Jun (Autor:in) / Son, Steven F. (Autor:in) / Chen, Yi (Autor:in) / Guildenbecher, Daniel R. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2018-04-13


    Format / Umfang :

    13 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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