Flow transients during rocket start-up and shut-down can lead to significant side loads on rocket nozzles. The capability to estimate these side loads computationally can streamline the nozzle design process. Towards this goal, the flow in a truncated ideal contour (TIC) nozzle has been simulated using RANS and URANS for a range of nozzle pressure ratios (NPRs) aimed to match a series of cold flow experiments performed at the NASA MSFC Nozzle Test Facility. These simulations were performed with varying turbulence model choices and for four approximations of the supersonic film injection geometry, each of which was created with a different simplification of the test article geometry. The results show that although a reasonable match to experiment can be obtained with varying levels of geometric fidelity, the modeling choices made do not fully represent the physics of flow separation in a TIC nozzle with film cooling.


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    Title :

    Simulation of Cold Flow in a Truncated Ideal Nozzle with Film Cooling


    Contributors:
    Braman, K. E. (author) / Ruf, J. H. (author)

    Conference:

    AIAA Propulsion and Energy Conference ; 2015 ; Orlando, FL, United States


    Publication date :

    2015-07-27


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English







    Simulation of Cold Flow in a Truncated Ideal Nozzle with Film Cooling (AIAA 2015-4152)

    Braman, Kalen / Ruf, Joseph H. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2015