Application of a Real-Fluid Turbomachinery Analysis to Rocket Turbopump Geometries
Author(s) -
Daniel J. Dorney,
Douglas L. Sondak,
Bogdan Marcu
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
43rd aiaa aerospace sciences meeting and exhibit
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.2514/6.2005-1007
Subject(s) - turbomachinery , impeller , solver , rocket (weapon) , rocket engine , compressibility , computer science , compressible flow , flow (mathematics) , aerospace engineering , computational fluid dynamics , mechanical engineering , mechanics , engineering , physics , programming language
A three-dimensional flow solver has been developed for turbomachinery components utilizing real fluid properties. The code is applicable to both incompressible and compressible flow fields. In this study, the code has been applied to the analysis of inducer and impeller geometries representative of those used in rocket engine applications. The predicted results show good agreement with the available experimental data.
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