The hypersonic flow at orbital speeds is a fundamental issue for the ground tests of aerospace crafts.The detonation-driven high-enthalpy expansion tube(JF16 expansion tube)was developed to investigate re-entry physic...The hypersonic flow at orbital speeds is a fundamental issue for the ground tests of aerospace crafts.The detonation-driven high-enthalpy expansion tube(JF16 expansion tube)was developed to investigate re-entry physics.A forward detonation cavity(FDC)driver was applied in the JF16 expansion tube to create stable driving flows.The sound speed ratio of the detonated to test gas was examined to minimize the magnitude of test flow perturbations.The acceleration section length,incident shock decay and diaphragms thickness were investigated in detail to obtain optimal operation parameters.Flow visualization was also carried out with schlieren system to demonstrate the test flow stability and the effective test duration.Experimental data showed that the test flow with a velocity of 8.3 km/s and a total enthalpy up to 40 MJ/kg can be generated successfully and the test duration lasts for more than 50μs.展开更多
ARecent progress on detonation drivers is reviewed. Performances of the forward detonation driver and backward detonation driver have been observed. To eliminate occurrence of a Taylor wave following the detonation wa...ARecent progress on detonation drivers is reviewed. Performances of the forward detonation driver and backward detonation driver have been observed. To eliminate occurrence of a Taylor wave following the detonation wave in the primary driver and to improve the performance of the detonation driver, an additional backward detonation driver was proposed to attach to the end of the forward detonation driver. When the ratio of the initial pressures between the additional and the primary drivers becomes larger than or equal to a critical value, the Taylor wave will disappear, and thus a homogeneous driving gas with high pressure and high temperature can be generated. Furthermore, an over-driving detonation wave will be also obtained, which can increase the driving capability.展开更多
The performance of combustion driver ignited by multi-spark plugs distributed along axial direction has been analysed and tested. An improved ignition method with three circumferential equidistributed ignitors at main...The performance of combustion driver ignited by multi-spark plugs distributed along axial direction has been analysed and tested. An improved ignition method with three circumferential equidistributed ignitors at main diaphragm has been presented, by which the produced incident shock waves have higher repeatability, and better steadiness in the pressure, temperature and velocity fields of flow behind the incidence shock, and thus meets the requirements of aerodynamic experiment. The attachment of a damping section at the end of the driver can eliminate the high reflection pressure produced by detonation wave, and the backward detonation driver can be employed to generate high enthalpy and high density test flow. The incident shock wave produced by this method is well repeated and with weak attenuation. The reflection wave caused by the contracted section at the main diaphragm will weaken the unfavorable effect of rarefaction wave behind the detonation wave, which indicates that the forward detonation driver can be applied in the practice. For incident shock wave of identical strength, the initial pressure of the forward detonation driver is about 1 order of magnitude lower than that of backward detonation.展开更多
The deflagration-to-detonation transitions (DDTs) for clouds of spherical aluminum dust (SAD) mixed with air or epoxypropane mist (EPM) and air were investigated in a 29.6-m-long experimental tube of 199 mm in diamete...The deflagration-to-detonation transitions (DDTs) for clouds of spherical aluminum dust (SAD) mixed with air or epoxypropane mist (EPM) and air were investigated in a 29.6-m-long experimental tube of 199 mm in diameter. The clouds formed through the injection of SAD and SAD/liquid epoxypropane samples into the experimental tube. Explosions of the SAD/air mixture were initiated using a 7-m-long EPM/air cloud explosion ignited by a 40-J electric spark. Explosions in SAD/EPM/air clouds were initiated using a 1.2-m EPM/air cloud explosion ignited by a 40-J electric spark initiated using a 40-J electric spark. Self-sustained detonation waves formed in SAD/EPM/air mixtures instead of in SAD/air mixtures. The stages and characteristics of the DDT process in SAD/air and SAD/EPM/air mixtures were studied and analyzed. Self-sustained detonation was evident from the existence of a transverse wave and a cellular structure. Moreover, a retonation wave formed during the DDT process in SAD/EPM/air clouds.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10632090 and 10621202)
文摘The hypersonic flow at orbital speeds is a fundamental issue for the ground tests of aerospace crafts.The detonation-driven high-enthalpy expansion tube(JF16 expansion tube)was developed to investigate re-entry physics.A forward detonation cavity(FDC)driver was applied in the JF16 expansion tube to create stable driving flows.The sound speed ratio of the detonated to test gas was examined to minimize the magnitude of test flow perturbations.The acceleration section length,incident shock decay and diaphragms thickness were investigated in detail to obtain optimal operation parameters.Flow visualization was also carried out with schlieren system to demonstrate the test flow stability and the effective test duration.Experimental data showed that the test flow with a velocity of 8.3 km/s and a total enthalpy up to 40 MJ/kg can be generated successfully and the test duration lasts for more than 50μs.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.10082004).
文摘ARecent progress on detonation drivers is reviewed. Performances of the forward detonation driver and backward detonation driver have been observed. To eliminate occurrence of a Taylor wave following the detonation wave in the primary driver and to improve the performance of the detonation driver, an additional backward detonation driver was proposed to attach to the end of the forward detonation driver. When the ratio of the initial pressures between the additional and the primary drivers becomes larger than or equal to a critical value, the Taylor wave will disappear, and thus a homogeneous driving gas with high pressure and high temperature can be generated. Furthermore, an over-driving detonation wave will be also obtained, which can increase the driving capability.
基金State Science and Technology CommitteeNational Natural Foundation of Science of China (19082012)+1 种基金 Chinese Academy of SciencesProject of National High Technology of China.
文摘The performance of combustion driver ignited by multi-spark plugs distributed along axial direction has been analysed and tested. An improved ignition method with three circumferential equidistributed ignitors at main diaphragm has been presented, by which the produced incident shock waves have higher repeatability, and better steadiness in the pressure, temperature and velocity fields of flow behind the incidence shock, and thus meets the requirements of aerodynamic experiment. The attachment of a damping section at the end of the driver can eliminate the high reflection pressure produced by detonation wave, and the backward detonation driver can be employed to generate high enthalpy and high density test flow. The incident shock wave produced by this method is well repeated and with weak attenuation. The reflection wave caused by the contracted section at the main diaphragm will weaken the unfavorable effect of rarefaction wave behind the detonation wave, which indicates that the forward detonation driver can be applied in the practice. For incident shock wave of identical strength, the initial pressure of the forward detonation driver is about 1 order of magnitude lower than that of backward detonation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10772032)the Foundation of State Key Lab of Explosion Science and Technology (Grant Nos. ZDKT08-2-6, YBKT09-1)the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB706900)
文摘The deflagration-to-detonation transitions (DDTs) for clouds of spherical aluminum dust (SAD) mixed with air or epoxypropane mist (EPM) and air were investigated in a 29.6-m-long experimental tube of 199 mm in diameter. The clouds formed through the injection of SAD and SAD/liquid epoxypropane samples into the experimental tube. Explosions of the SAD/air mixture were initiated using a 7-m-long EPM/air cloud explosion ignited by a 40-J electric spark. Explosions in SAD/EPM/air clouds were initiated using a 1.2-m EPM/air cloud explosion ignited by a 40-J electric spark initiated using a 40-J electric spark. Self-sustained detonation waves formed in SAD/EPM/air mixtures instead of in SAD/air mixtures. The stages and characteristics of the DDT process in SAD/air and SAD/EPM/air mixtures were studied and analyzed. Self-sustained detonation was evident from the existence of a transverse wave and a cellular structure. Moreover, a retonation wave formed during the DDT process in SAD/EPM/air clouds.
