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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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A Near Field Lagrangian Particle Modeling for the Multiphase Flow of Reaction Control System Thrusters in Space Environments

Zou, Janice 01 January 2024 (has links) (PDF)
In the current age of space exploration, the push to reach further to deep space presents a greater need for analysis and verification and validation of rocketry components in the space environment. Due to the nature of space, firings of rocket thrusters in space is a multi-regime problem. With the low density, pressure, and temperature of the environment, the resultant plume structure, seeded with unburnt fuel droplets, extends up to multiple orders of magnitude in distance as compared to a plume structure in the Earth’s atmosphere. The frozen droplets, or particles, create concerns including surface contamination and erosion, calling a cause for study and model development to understand particle behavior in this multi-regime environment. This work intends to develop a model to analyze and understand multiphase flow and particle behavior in this environment utilizing the lower fidelity, but more computationally efficient, RANS turbulence modeling. Particle properties are compared against a regime-defining parameter to understand the trends in behavior. Finally, the work closes out on a preliminary look into implementing fully reacting flow chemistry for the multiphase flow. These results and progress are promising in developing an efficient model that may be integrated into a hybrid model to better predict particle behavior and dispersion in this multi-regime environment.

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