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Physics and AstronomyElectricity and Magnetism

Oscillatory Injection of Gaseous Fuel into a Ducted Air Stream

Authors: F. Wen-Li; E. Hendricks; S. Sivasegaram; J. Whitelaw; NAVAL COMMAND CONTROL AND OCEAN SURVEILLANCE CENTER RDT AND E DIV SAN DIEGO CA
Abstract:
Oscillation of fuel composition in ducted air flows with oscillatory injection of gaseous fuel was studied using temperature difference as scalar in flows involving radial injection of an oscillatory fuel jet and radial and axial injection of a steady air-fuel jet with oscillatory fuel composition into a ducted air stream. Local measurements of mean and oscillatory velocity and scalar in turbulent flow were carried out with flow rates, frequency and amplitude of imposed oscillations as variables. The decay of the oscillation of the scalar was faster than that of mean velocity and mean scalar, and attenuation was strongest in the shear layer. Flow past a bend attenuated oscillations by around 40% and past a bluff-body downstream of a jet resulted in faster decay of oscillations than in flows without a bluff-body. The influences of frequency in the range between 100 and 200 Hz and mass flow ratio of cross flow to jet between 5 and 15 on attenuation of oscillations was small. Active Control, Torpedo

Limitations: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Description: Professional paper
Pages: 6
Report Date: AUG 1992
Report Number: A199862
Keywords relating to this report:
*Air flow
*FUELS
*INJECTION
*OSCILLATION
*STREAMS
AMPLITUDE
ATTENUATION
AXIAL FLOW
CROSS FLOW
DECAY
DUCTS
FLOW RATE
FLUID MECHANICS
FREQUENCY
GASES
JET FLOW
LAYERS
MASS
MASS FLOW
MEASUREMENT
PERIODIC VARIATIONS
RATES
RATIOS
REPRINTS
SHEAR PROPERTIES
TEMPERATURE
TORPEDOES
TURBULENT FLOW
VARIABLES
VELOCITY
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