Massively parallel computation of three-dimensional scramjet combustor

摘要

Recent progress of computational study of scramjet combustor has been described in Refs 1-3. However, detailed flow properties, especially the lateral properties and the sidewall effects are not considered. In this paper, a parallel simulation of an experimental dual-mode scramjet combustor configuration is presented, considering the jet-to-jet symmetry and the full-duct modeling. Turbulence is modeled with the k-ε two-equation turbulence model and a 7-specie, 8-equation kinetics model is used to model hydrogen/air combustion. The conservation form of the Navier-Stokes equations with finite-rate chemistry reactions is solved using a diagonal implicit finite-volume method. For the two cases, the three-dimension flow-fields with equivalence ratio Φ=0.0 and 0.35 have been respectively simulated on the COW and MPP. Wall pressure comparisons between CFD and experiments (CARDC and NAL) show fair agreement for the jet-to-jet case. For the full-duct modeling, more detailed flow properties are obtained. The fuel-penetrating heights of the injectors are different because of the effects of the sidewall boundary layer and the shock wave in the combustor. According to numerical results, if adjusting the locations of the injectors, the combustion efficiency could be improved.