Journal
ENGINEERING ANALYSIS WITH BOUNDARY ELEMENTS
Volume 155, Issue -, Pages 995-1012Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.enganabound.2023.07.022
Keywords
Supersonic flow; Shock wave; Cavity floor injection; Splitter plate; Recirculation region; Mixing improvement
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In this study, the effect of different geometric parameters of a splitter plate-based scramjet combustor, including the cavity's aft wall angle, the bottom wall's divergence angle, and the splitter plate's angle of attack, on the mixing performance of the supersonic combustor was investigated. The results showed that geometric modifications significantly affect the performance of the combustor, with an increase in the cavity's aft wall angle improving combustion efficiency. Furthermore, the study found that an increase in the divergence angle of the bottom wall led to a decrease in combustion performance due to the expansion of the separation region on the top wall. Finally, it was observed that a negative angle of attack of the splitter plate (-1 degrees) resulted in a recirculation region and sufficient shear mixing layer, promoting adequate air-fuel mixing for combustion.
In the current research, an effort has been made to investigate the splitter plate-based scramjet combustor by inserting a cavity in the lower wall and observing how the different geometric parameters of the combustor, namely the cavity's aft wall angle, the bottom wall's divergence angle, and the splitter plate's angle of attack, affect the mixing performance of the supersonic combustor. Initially, experimental data from the published literature for a splitter plate is used to validate the implemented computational approach. Next, different aft wall angles of the cavity are compared, and the optimal value is found to be 120 degrees The current investigation demonstrates that geometric modification significantly affects the performance of a splitter plate-assisted supersonic combustor. An increase in the cavity's aft wall angle improves the combustion efficiency. A further study is conducted on the splitter plate + cavity at various divergence angles of the bottom wall. According to our study, the separation region on the top wall increases as the divergence angle increases, resulting in a reduction in combustion performance. Finally, while simulating different angles of attack of splitter plate, it has been noticed that, for a negative angle of attack (-1 degrees), the cavity provides a recirculation region and a sufficient shear mixing layer. This allows adequate air-fuel mixing to sustain combustion.
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