The Submerged Nozzle Damping Characteristics in Solid Rocket Motor

In this paper, the effects of the geometry of a submerged nozzle on the nozzle damping characteristics are studied numerically. Firstly, the numerical method is verified by the previous experimental data. Then, the mesh sensitivity analysis and the monitor position independence analysis are carried out. Thirdly, the effects of nozzle geometry on nozzle damping are systematically studied, and focuses are placed on the cavity size, convergent angle and divergent angle. The pulse decay method is utilized to evaluate the nozzle decay coefficient. Several important results are obtained: the submerged cavity with large volume leads to low frequency acoustic oscillations in the combustion chamber and corresponds to a small nozzle decay coefficient; then, as the nozzle convergent angle is decreased, the nozzle decay coefficient is increased. In addition, the nozzle divergent angle has a trivial effect on the nozzle decay coefficient; and lastly, the effects of the temperature on the nozzle damping capability are conducted. The results show that an increase of the working temperature leads to an increase of the nozzle decay coefficient; therefore, the damping force is increased.

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In this paper, the effects of submerged nozzle geometry on nozzle damping characteristics are numerically studied. The numerical method is verified using experimental data, and sensitivity analysis and monitor position independence analysis are performed. The results show that nozzle cavity size, convergent angle, and divergent angle significantly affect nozzle damping. Additionally, an increase in working temperature leads to an increase in the nozzle decay coefficient, thus increasing the damping force.