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The behavior of the combustion gas jet in a Laval nozzle flow is studied by numerical simulations. The Laval nozzle is installed in an engine and the combustion gas comes out of the engine through the nozzle and then injects into the surrounding environment. First, the jet injection into the air is simulated and the results are verified by the theoretical solutions of the 1-D isentropic flow. Then the behavior of the gas jet in a submerged Laval nozzle flow is simulated for various water depths. The stability of the jet and the jet evolution with a series of expansion waves and compression waves are analyzed, as well as the mechanism of the jet in a deep water depth. Finally, the numerical results are compared with existing experimental data and it is shown that the characteristics of the water blockage and the average values of the engine thrust are in good agreement and the unfixed engine in the experiment is the cause of the differences of the frequency and the amplitude of the oscillation.
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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11572194)
Biography: Zhao-xin Gong (1982-), Female, Ph. D., Assistant Professor
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Gong, Zx., Lu, Cj., Li, J. et al. The gas jet behavior in submerged Laval nozzle flow. J Hydrodyn 29, 1035–1043 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1001-6058(16)60817-X
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