An Experimental Study of a Three-Dimensional Thrust Augmenting Ejector Using Laser Doppler Velocimetry

An Experimental Study of a Three-Dimensional Thrust Augmenting Ejector Using Laser Doppler Velocimetry
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa
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Total Pages: 132
Release: 2018-11-17
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ISBN: 9781731249487

Flow field measurements were obtained in a three-dimensional thrust augmenting ejector using laser Doppler velocimetry and hot wire anemometry. The primary nozzle, segmented into twelve slots of aspect ratio 3.0, was tested at a pressure ratio of 1.15. Results are presented on the mean velocity, turbulence intensity, and Reynolds stress progressions in the mixing chamber of the constant area ejector. The segmented nozzle was found to produce streamwise vortices that may increase the mixing efficiency of the ejector flow field. Compared to free jet results, the jet development is reduced by the presence of the ejector walls. The resulting thrust augmentation ratio of this ejector was also calculated to be 1.34. Storms, Bruce Lowell Unspecified Center EJECTORS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; REYNOLDS STRESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL FLOW; THRUST AUGMENTATION; TURBULENCE EFFECTS; VORTICES; ASPECT RATIO; EXHAUST VELOCITY; HOT-WIRE ANEMOMETERS; NOZZLE DESIGN; PRESSURE RATIO; V/STOL AIRCRAFT...

An Experimental Investigation of Two-Dimensional Thrust Augmenting Ejectors

An Experimental Investigation of Two-Dimensional Thrust Augmenting Ejectors
Author: L. Bernal
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Total Pages: 104
Release: 1984
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Experiments were performed with subsonic and underexpanded choked two-dimensional primary nozzle ejector flow systems without diffusion to evaluate the role of entrainment and mixing in thrust augmentation. Two-component Laser Doppler velocity measurements (mean and fluctuating values), thrust measurements, ejector shroud surface pressure measurements and flow visualization were used to determine the evolution of the velocity profiles and their relationship to the ejector performance. Key findings include: (1) Primary jet growth is significantly altered by the ejector shroud. (2) Primary jet turbulent characteristics when normalized with the local mean centerline velocity are in agreement with those for the free-jet. (3) In the neighborhood of the ejector shroud the flow field can be classified into two regions--the potential flow region and the region close to the ejector exit which is dominated by the turbulent transport. (4) Pressure recovery is very sharp in the first region and is more gradual in the region close to the ejector exit. The investigation is continuing toward the near-term objectives of obtaining measurements within diffused flow and with heated primary air. This volume emphasizes the laser doppler velocimetry developed especially for this program. Part II (AD-A154 083) presents detailed cold flow measurements along with preliminary primary hot flow data.

An Experimental Study of Thrust Augmenting Ejectors

An Experimental Study of Thrust Augmenting Ejectors
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Total Pages: 61
Release: 1983
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An automated thrust augmentation data acquisition facility was designed and constructed. The facility provides the capability of measuring thrust augmentation ratio and mass flow augmentation ratio. A three dimensional graphics plot of exit flow is provided for flow analysis. Tests were conducted on a 4.4 in. diameter circular ejector, with eight primary nozzles mounted symmetrically along the perimeter of the inlet. A fixed ejector geometry was used. The ratio of mixing chamber area to diffuser exit area was 1.88. The fluid injection angle, measured from a line perpendicular to the ejector centerline, was varied and the thrust augmentation and mass flow augmentation ratios calculated. Both thrust augmentation and mass flow augmentation increased with fluid injection angle to the stall point where both decreased. Axial flow symmetry of primary air was found to affect stall along diffuser walls.

An Experimental Investigation of Two-Dimensional Thrust Augmenting Ejectors

An Experimental Investigation of Two-Dimensional Thrust Augmenting Ejectors
Author: L. Bernal
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Total Pages: 97
Release: 1984
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The flow-field within a two-dimensional thrust augmenting ejector has been documented experimentally. Results are presented on the mean velocity field and the turbulent correlations by laser doppler velocimeter, surface pressure distribution, surface temperature distribution, and thrust performance for two shroud geometries. The maximum primary nozzle pressure ratio tested was 3.0. The tests were conducted at primary nozzle temperature ratios of 1.0, 1.8, and 2.7. Two ejector characteristics lengths were identified based on the dynamics of the ejector flow field--a minimum length below which no significant mixing occurs, and a critical length associated with the development of U'V' correlation in the ejector. These characteristic lengths divide the ejector flow field into three distinctive regions: the entrance region where there is no direct interaction between the primary flow and the ejector shroud; the interaction region where there is an increased momentum of induced flow near the shroud surface; and a 'pipe' flow region characterized by an increased skin friction. The effect of the coflowing induced flow shown to produce inside the ejector a centerline velocity that increased over the free-jet data. The normalized turbulent correlations are found to be 25% lower than those in free jets. Effects of pressure ratio on the ejector flow field are small. Present measurements also show that the ejector performance was not influenced by the primary nozzle temperature ratio up to 2.7.

An Experimental Study of Static Thrust Augmentation Using a 2-D Variable Ejector

An Experimental Study of Static Thrust Augmentation Using a 2-D Variable Ejector
Author: Eli Kedem
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Total Pages: 97
Release: 1979
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A short rectangular throat ejector was constructed and tested to determine the effects of a number of variables on thrust augmentation and mass augmentation. The variables included those associated with geometry (e.g., diffuser length/throat length, diffuser area ratio, diffuser sidewall angle, nozzle angles and positions) and those due to differences in primary mass flow rate distributions among the nozzles. There were two kinds of thrust augmentation that were calculated; the free thrust augmenting ratio and the isentropic thrust augmenting ratio. The free thrust augmenting ratio is the ratio of the ejector's measured thrust to the sum of the nozzles' measured thrust, if each of them were discharged separately to ambient pressure. The isentropic thrust augmenting ratio is the ratio of the ejector's measured thrust to the calculated thrust of the nozzles if discharged isentropically to the ambient pressure. A free thrust augmentating ratio as high as 1.63 and an isentropic thrust augmenting ratio of up to 1.29 were obtained. Mass augmentation which is the ratio of secondary flow to primary flow was in the range of 3.5 to 5. Some conclusions concerning design aspects were drawn also. They include the necessity of 3-D shrouding for the ejector's inlet and exit and the prevention of blowing high velocity air (primary and BLC flow) tangential to the ejector walls. (AUthor).