Nanothermites have been employed as fuel additives in energetic formulations due to their higher energy density over CHNO energetics. Nevertheless, sintering and degradation of nanoparticles significantly limit the pr...Nanothermites have been employed as fuel additives in energetic formulations due to their higher energy density over CHNO energetics. Nevertheless, sintering and degradation of nanoparticles significantly limit the practical use of nanothermites. In this work, combustion characteristic and aging behavior of aluminum/iron oxide(Al/Fe2O3) nanothermite mixtures were investigated in the presence of micron-scale nickel aimed to produce bimetal thermite powders. The results showed that the alumina content in the combustion residue increased from 88.3% for Al/Fe2O3 nanothermite to 96.5% for the nanothermite mixture containing 20 wt% nickel. Finer particle sizes of combustion residue were obtained for the nanothermite mixtures containing nickel, indicative of the reduced agglomeration. Both results suggested a more complete combustion in the bimetal thermite powders. Aging behavior of the nanothermite mixture was also assessed by measuring the heat of combustion of the mixture before and after aging process. The reduction in heat of combustion of nanothermite mixtures containing nickel was less severe as compared to a significant decrease for the nanothermite mixture without nickel, indicating better aging resistance of the bimetal thermite powders.展开更多
Plasma jet has been widely used in supersonic combustor as an effective ignition and combustion assisted method,but currently it is mostly combined with the traditional wall fuel injection method,while the application...Plasma jet has been widely used in supersonic combustor as an effective ignition and combustion assisted method,but currently it is mostly combined with the traditional wall fuel injection method,while the application combined with the central fuel injection method is less.In order to expand the combustion range,the plasma jet was introduced into a strut-cavity combustor with an alternating-wedge.The effects of total pressure of strut fuel injection,total pressure of cavity fuel injection,total pressure of plasma jet injection and plasma jet media on the combustion characteristics were analyzed in supersonic flow by numerical calculations in a three-dimensional domain.The combustion field structure,wall pressure distribution,combustion efficiency and distribution of H2O at the exit of the combustor with different injection conditions were analyzed.The results show that the combustion efficiency decreases with the increase of the strut fuel injection total pressure.However,the combustion area downstream increases when the total pressure of the strut fuel injection increases within the proper range.The combustion range is expanded and the combustion efficiency is improved when the cavity fuel injection total pressure is increased within the range of 0.5−2.0 MPa,but a sharp drop in combustion efficiency can be found due to limited fuel mixing when the total injection pressure of the cavity fuel is excessively increased.With the increased total injection pressure of the plasma jet,the height of the cavity shear layer is raised and the equivalence ratio of the gas mixture in the cavity is improved.When the total pressure of the plasma jet is 1.25 MPa,the combustion efficiency reaches a maximum of 82.1%.The combustion-assisted effect of different plasma jet media is significantly different.When the medium of the plasma jet is O2,the combustion-assisted effect on the combustor is most significant.展开更多
文摘Nanothermites have been employed as fuel additives in energetic formulations due to their higher energy density over CHNO energetics. Nevertheless, sintering and degradation of nanoparticles significantly limit the practical use of nanothermites. In this work, combustion characteristic and aging behavior of aluminum/iron oxide(Al/Fe2O3) nanothermite mixtures were investigated in the presence of micron-scale nickel aimed to produce bimetal thermite powders. The results showed that the alumina content in the combustion residue increased from 88.3% for Al/Fe2O3 nanothermite to 96.5% for the nanothermite mixture containing 20 wt% nickel. Finer particle sizes of combustion residue were obtained for the nanothermite mixtures containing nickel, indicative of the reduced agglomeration. Both results suggested a more complete combustion in the bimetal thermite powders. Aging behavior of the nanothermite mixture was also assessed by measuring the heat of combustion of the mixture before and after aging process. The reduction in heat of combustion of nanothermite mixtures containing nickel was less severe as compared to a significant decrease for the nanothermite mixture without nickel, indicating better aging resistance of the bimetal thermite powders.
基金Project(51606220)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(1194028)supported by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation,China。
文摘Plasma jet has been widely used in supersonic combustor as an effective ignition and combustion assisted method,but currently it is mostly combined with the traditional wall fuel injection method,while the application combined with the central fuel injection method is less.In order to expand the combustion range,the plasma jet was introduced into a strut-cavity combustor with an alternating-wedge.The effects of total pressure of strut fuel injection,total pressure of cavity fuel injection,total pressure of plasma jet injection and plasma jet media on the combustion characteristics were analyzed in supersonic flow by numerical calculations in a three-dimensional domain.The combustion field structure,wall pressure distribution,combustion efficiency and distribution of H2O at the exit of the combustor with different injection conditions were analyzed.The results show that the combustion efficiency decreases with the increase of the strut fuel injection total pressure.However,the combustion area downstream increases when the total pressure of the strut fuel injection increases within the proper range.The combustion range is expanded and the combustion efficiency is improved when the cavity fuel injection total pressure is increased within the range of 0.5−2.0 MPa,but a sharp drop in combustion efficiency can be found due to limited fuel mixing when the total injection pressure of the cavity fuel is excessively increased.With the increased total injection pressure of the plasma jet,the height of the cavity shear layer is raised and the equivalence ratio of the gas mixture in the cavity is improved.When the total pressure of the plasma jet is 1.25 MPa,the combustion efficiency reaches a maximum of 82.1%.The combustion-assisted effect of different plasma jet media is significantly different.When the medium of the plasma jet is O2,the combustion-assisted effect on the combustor is most significant.
