Mid‑infrared laser absorption tomography for in‑situ quantitative thermochemistry measurements of hybrid rocket motors

Sihan Fang; Xin Lin; Dongdong Meng; Zezhong Wang; Zelin Zhang; Jiaxiao Luo; Gongxi Zhou; Renjie Li; Fei Li; Xilong Yu

doi:10.1117/12.2656303

22 December 2022 Mid‑infrared laser absorption tomography for in‑situ quantitative thermochemistry measurements of hybrid rocket motors

Sihan Fang, Xin Lin, Dongdong Meng, Zezhong Wang, Zelin Zhang, Jiaxiao Luo, Gongxi Zhou, Renjie Li, Fei Li, Xilong Yu

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Proceedings Volume 12459, Sixth International Symposium on Laser Interaction with Matter; 1245910 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2656303
Event: Sixth International Symposium on Laser Interaction with Matter (LIMIS 2022), 2022, Ningbo, China

Abstract

Further development of hybrid propulsion systems requires a deeper understanding of the complex physicochemical mechanisms governing its combustion performance. A tunable diode laser absorption tomography (TDLAT) method was developed for investigating the thermochemical processes at the nozzle exit of an oxygen/Poly Methyl MethAcrylate (PMMA) hybrid rocket motor. Firing tests were conducted for different oxidizer mass fluxes ranging from 2.73 to 3.51 g/ (cm2·s). A distributed feedback (DFB) laser was tuned to cover three H₂O absorption lines near 2.5 μm, using scanned-wavelength direct absorption (DA) mode with 2.0 kHz repetition rate. Under an assumption of cylindrical symmetry, a Radon transformation was applied to yield radially- and time- resolved absorption coefficient, from which the radial distribution of temperature and H₂O partial pressure were reconstructed. Based on the Taylor series method (TSM), measurement uncertainty was analyzed in detail considering line-strength uncertainty, Voigt fitting residuals and Radon transformation. Finally, the radial distribution and dynamic variations of both temperature and H₂O partial pressure were obtained in all firing tests, both the constructed results show measurement sensitivity to chemical kinetic progress and oxidizer mass flux changes. Our experimental results highlight the capability of TDLAT to characterize combustion processes of hybrid rocket motors.

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Sihan Fang, Xin Lin, Dongdong Meng, Zezhong Wang, Zelin Zhang, Jiaxiao Luo, Gongxi Zhou, Renjie Li, Fei Li, and Xilong Yu "Mid‑infrared laser absorption tomography for in‑situ quantitative thermochemistry measurements of hybrid rocket motors", Proc. SPIE 12459, Sixth International Symposium on Laser Interaction with Matter, 1245910 (22 December 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2656303

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Combustion

Rockets

Absorption

Tomography

Radon transform

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