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Tan-shih Ch'en
ABSTRACT
Maiqr rules for scaling turbojet and gas turbine combustion chambers
have been developed in the past ten years» but none has been accepted
proposes some new scaling rules and also offers conclusions for reference
I. Introduction
complex process, most combustion chambers designed ir. the past were
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concerned. Thus, the search for an applicable rule for combustion
during the past ten years, with scaling theories and rul«3 continually
velocity theories *<** *°J and those derived from G. Damkohler's five
fuels are disregarded under this category, and only empirical correction
example the scaling rulca described by Stewart »>> and by Herbert*- '■*,
numerous foraa; of existing scaling rule3, which differ greatly from one
another. It has not yet been possible tc reach a unanimous viewpoint and
existing rules, whether or not there aro other possible schemes, and how
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jet flow. Their working characteristics are closely related and very
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1. Atomization
chambers identical, the same lav governing the size and distribution
tional relation«
where dj is the fuel nozzle orifice diameter; 'x> ^2» ^3*eto» are
*lv'I'
geometric nozsle dimensions; Rej = 'f ~ _gv2
l' I and We* = id1
:i: f.~A,. are
The applicable function form of the above equation has not yet been fully
developed. If the same fuel and the same inlet temperature are taken,
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nozzle is
b = 0.0004* This shows that the Reynolds number for jet flow has only a
is
Sccd^f-^y-V0'055. (4)
2. Mixing
liquid and gas phases satisfies only the equivalent Reg condition, and
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is inadequate to warrant mixing similarly, which includes similarity
and
f' = constant, (6a)
where f is the overall fuel-to-air ratio and f' is the fuel-to-air ratio
(6) denotes the flow coefficient of a fuel nozzle. The flow coefficient
C^f(Rej). (7)
C = otRej"9 . (7a)
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— — constant. (8)
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3. Vaporization
injection from the nozzle. At the same time, external condiliuna and
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temperatures during the nonsteady period, as full entry into the main
stream has not yet been attained and flame has not yet started nearby.
the hot combustion region with flame nearby also enables the droplets
processes similar, the same Reynolds number must be used for average
pressure.
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U. Steady Combustion
T— - constant. (10)
d2 ■ d£ - Kt, (11)
where d is the droplet diameter and K is the vaporisation constant.
Recent l^cerature lr*'l**J reports that the above equation is also ap-
under the last condition, d should be the mean droplet diameter and K
vaporization constant
r«c-^_ln(i+B) , (12)
parameter. K approaches the same value -ander identical fuel and tempera-
Km** (13)
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According to the nonsteady combustion theory' for combustion of
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5. Stability of Combustion
this region and the following results can be obtained from a homogeneous
VW*?11-1!., (16)
where V^0 is the critical flame blowoff velocity and n is the assumed
order of reaction. Equation (16) shows that the blowoff velocity can be
velocity in a model higher than that in a real object without the aid of
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a flame stabilizer. In addition, the model has a very narrow working
necossary to satisfy
the basis of the theory suggested above. Analysis was carried out in
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Table 1.
factory, as We* and IL are not identical, particularly the severe effect
of Weber number Wej for jet flow on the breakdown of liquid in the
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later period. The mean droplet diameter increases with the declining
We* value as the actual dimensions are reduced in scale. These two
-SM/lsS ■ m,0,02 and jjj/jj1* = m^0'13 are still able to attain approxima-
overall fuel-to-air ratios are identical and the Reynolds numbers for
air flow are also identical. Secondly, although the concentration fields
of the nozzle and the combustion chamber, the condition is not considered
' serious. Moreover, the nozzle orifice diameter has not been reduced to
scale, and this practice makes construction even easier. The most serious
and in a real object cannot be identical, as the model has a much longer
than that in the real object, because the effect induced by a reduction
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by using a centrifugal nozzje in the combustion chamber, as the mean
tion chamber design dimension. Data for Scheme II are obtained from
the fuel-to-air ratios f thus obtained are not identical, and the
shown in Scheme I.
tion time will not be equal to A. In other words, the same combustion
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pointed out that the Vtay scaling method uses the injection velocity
as the design velocity for calculating retardation time, and the writer
believes that the airflow velocity should be used as the design velocity.
velocity ratio JL, but final results for atomization also differ greatly.
D = -£ (where t< is the reaction time) and the Re number is assumed for
does not describe the experimental seeling conditions for a ->.czzle fully,
but only briefly mentions invariable supplied oi] pressure and reduction in
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tions for such a condition on the basis of his own theory. From the
is reduced I^/LH times from its actual value through geometric scaling,
the dimensionless droplet diameter still varies greatly with the reduced
the real object and that of droplets with reduced diameter in the model
are the same, the relative dimensionless combustion time, not to mention
believes that the Lebedev gas scaling rule at p = constant and »,«L
tion into gas and rapid mixing of the gas with air in a model or under
conducted. Nozzle scaling conditions were not clearly described and the
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Finally, he c. ^aidered that working similarity in combustion chambers
tests. The coefficient of excess airo^ varied only between 1.3 and
1.7. The reason for such a narrow working simulation range is not
to the actual condition. This may be the main reason for the narrow test
changes in operation may also limit the working range in tests. Scheme Vb
1 a
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pressure ratios governed by the law of change thus obtained may be closer
sections that the optimum scheme among the existing scaling schemes is
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suppose the injection angles are identical, the Reg numbers of the
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when Vi varies from Ir'8 to L ' . The velocity ratios of the model and
the real object do not exceed 0,8$ at I#Ad - $. The nozstle orifice
The next scheme* however, uses the same fuel injection and air inlet
to use an injection velocity in the model higher than that in the real
object; otherwise, the applicability of all the above scaling schemes can-
not be ensured.
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equivalent to about VjocL*. Ae noted, the optimum scaling region should
relative to this variation region may be obtained from Fig. 2 or Table 2A.
The dotted lines in Fig. 1 and 2 indicate v, in the variation region from
reference.
to the model. Secondly, the optimum scaling scheme deviates slightly, but
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necessary to select a lower injection velocity, a correspondingly-
air supply. Under the above scaling conditions, the blowoff ratio
does not vaiy with the changing injection velocity, but power loss
tion are as yet unclarified at present, and test data on combustion under
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be less favorable. Further increase of the airflow velocity in a
the model, can still remain in the self-scaling region, because the
VI. Conclusions
nozzle construction.
chambers.
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f\>r airflow in a real object exceeds 4 x 10->. Low-pressure simulation
teats conducted under low Reynolds numbers can only be used as a rough
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