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On the efficiency of using the Navier-Stokes approximation in thermogasdynamic calculation of low-thrust liquid-propellant rocket engines at low Reynolds numbers
- Authors: Maksimov A.D.1, Shustov S.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Samara National Research University
- Issue: Vol 21, No 1 (2022)
- Pages: 67-80
- Section: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- URL: https://journals.ssau.ru/vestnik/article/view/10246
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18287/2541-7533-2022-21-1-67-80
- ID: 10246
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A numerical method for thermogasdynamic calculation of low-thrust liquid rocket engines is presented. These engines are used as end organs of the system of space attitude control for nanosatellites and small spacecraft. The method is based on the use of the TERRA software package for thermodynamic calculation and the Ansys CFX software package for gas-dynamic calculation using the Navier-Stokes equations. The results of the thermogasdynamic calculation, as well as the flow pattern of the working fluid in the chamber, are presented. The results of validating the described method are also presented. Its capabilities and limitations are analyzed. The validation procedure is based on the comparison with the results of experimental data on the Reynolds number and the momentum thickness.
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A. D. Maksimov
Samara National Research University
Author for correspondence.
Email: asddsa2014@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8444-7752
Postgraduate Student of the Department of Aircraft Engine Theory named after V.P. Lukachev
Russian FederationS. A. Shustov
Samara National Research University
Email: shustov.st@yandex.ru
Doctor of Science (Engineering), Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Aircraft Engine Theory named after V.P. Lukachev
Russian FederationReferences
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