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ISSN Imprimir: 2150-766X
ISSN En Línea: 2150-7678
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HYPERGOLIC IGNITION MECHANISM OF HYDRAZINE/NITROGEN TETROXIDE CO-FLOWING JETS AT LOW TEMPERATURES
SINOPSIS
Hydrazine (N2H4)/nitrogen tetroxide (NTO) co-flowing jets were simulated to explore the hypergolic ignition processes in N2H4/NTO bipropellant thrusters. The Navier−Stokes equations with a detailed chemical kinetics mechanism were solved by direct numerical simulation to reveal the influence of the distinct chemical reaction; i.e., hydrogen abstraction by nitrogen dioxide (NO2). In the ignition processes, the hydrogen abstraction sequence, especially the reaction of N2H3 and NO2, played a significant role in preheating the mixture gases and it was significant in the NTO-rich conditions rather than in the specifically stoichiometric conditions. Thus, in the N2H4/NTO co-flowing jets, the preheated regions correspond to the regions where the NTO-rich flows existed and contacted the N2H4 jet. The ignition eventually occurred in the region where NTO has sufficient concentration. Hence, it was found that the ignition timing and position strongly depend on whether the unsteady behavior of the NTO jet provides appropriate environments for the hydrogen abstraction reactions.
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