Journal of Jilin University(Engineering and Technology Edition) ›› 2024, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (11): 3114-3124.doi: 10.13229/j.cnki.jdxbgxb.20230049

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Numerical simulation of evaporation and combustion of MMH gel droplets

Fan ZHANG(),Ning HAN,Qing DU,Jing-qi BU,Zhi-jun PENG()   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Engines,Tianjin University,Tianjin 300072,China
  • Received:2023-01-22 Online:2024-11-01 Published:2025-04-24
  • Contact: Zhi-jun PENG E-mail:fanzhang_lund@tju.edu.cn;pengzj@tju.edu.cn

Abstract:

The combustion of monomethylhydrazine (MMH)gel droplet under a nitrogen tetroxide (NTO) environment are simulated considering chemical kinetics. At first, the one-dimensional counterflow and zero-dimensional ignition of the MMH/NTO mixture are conducted. The results show that MMH will decompose into CH3NNH and H2 immediately under the current condition, and MMH/NTO mixture has a two-stage ignition. Then, single MMH/NTO droplet combustion under the pressure of 0.5 MPa and temperature of 1 000 K is carried out. The gel formation, expansion and fragmentation, as well as the mutual diffusion of the MMH vapor with NTO and forming a non-premix flame surface are found. Due to the physical process of gel formation, expansion and fragmentation, the temporal evolution of droplet radius is oscillating. Between the sequential gel fragmentation, the temperature at the flame surface will gradually decrease due to the consumption of MMH. With the advance of time, the frequency of gel droplet expansion and break-up increases, leading to a rising in the gas-liquid interface temperature. In addition, it is also found that there are two ignition phenomena for the single MMH gel droplet, and the temperature in the surroundings decreases due to the decomposition of NTO. Finally, the effects of initial temperature and pressure on the combustion process are compared. The higher initial temperature in the surroundings results in the faster the droplet expansion break-up frequency, and the shorter lifetime of the gel droplet. As the pressure increases, the flame surface is closer to the droplet, which is similar to the conventional droplet evaporation combustion process.

Key words: power machinery and engineering, gel droplets, droplet evaporation, droplet combustion, MMH

CLC Number: 

  • V231

Fig.1

Schematic diagram of evaporation combustion process of gel droplet"

Table 1

Detailed kinetic mechanism of MMH/NTO[16]"

编号化学反应A/(cm3·mol-1·s-1nE/(kJ·mol-1
1MMH+NO2CH2NNH2+HONO1.96E+28-3.8012 840.00
2CH3NNH2+NO2CH3NNH+HONO2.20E+110.006 700.00
3CH3NNH+NO2CH2N2+HONO1.00E+082.000.00
4MMHCH3NNH+H22.20E+110.006 700.00
5HONO+MNO+OH+M3.26E+130.0018 700.00
6NTO+MNO2+NO2+M8.40E+120.0017 000.00
7NO2NO+O7.60E+18-1.2773 290.00
8NO2+HNO+OH3.50E+140.001 500.00
9CH3N2CH3+N23.00E+060.000.00
10H2+OHH2O+H2.16E+101.510.00
11CH3+OH+CH2O8.43E+130.000.00
12CH2O+OOH+HCO3.90E+130.003 540.00
13HCO+OH+CO23.00E+130.000.00
14CH3+NOHCN+H2O9.60E+130.00288 000.00
15HCN+MH+CN+M1.04E+29-3.30126 600.00
16CN+H2HCN+H2.10E+130.004 710.00
17NH2+HNH+H24.00E+130.003 650.00
18NH+NON2+OH2.16E+13-0.230.00
19H2+OH+OH5.06E+042.676 290.63
20HCN+OHNH2+CO1.60E+022.569 000.00

Fig.2

Calculation flow chart"

Fig.3

Comparison between simulation and experimental results of evaporative combustion of a gel droplet"

Fig.4

Opposed-flow diffusion flame temperature, heat release rate and component distribution"

Fig.5

Diagram of composition, temperature and heat release rate as a function of time during zero-dimensional ignition"

Fig.6

Plot of component distribution and radius change in pure evaporation"

Fig.7

Distribution of temperature, composition and heat release rate during evaporation and combustion"

Fig.8

Temperature and composition distribution at different time during the first expansion t1-1 (0.3 ms) < t1-2(0.4 ms) < t1-3(0.5 ms)"

Fig.9

Temperature and component distribution at different breaking times t2-1(1.16 ms) < t2-2 (1.5 ms) < t2-3(1.86 ms)"

Fig.10

Change in radius at different initial temperatures"

Table 2

Droplet life under different conditions"

环境压力/MPa环境温度/K液滴寿命/ms
0.51 4001.702
0.51 2001.781
0.51 0001.866
0.11 0003.623
1.01 0001.349

Fig.11

Temperature comparison with different parameters"

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