Cooling process of liquid propellant rocket by means of kerosene-alumina nanofluid

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• 作者：Mostafa Mahmoodi^a ; ^{mostafamahmoodi@mut.ac.ir} ; ^{mostafamahmoodi@engineer.com} ; Sh. Kandelousi^b
• 关键词：Liquid propellant rocket ; Kerosene ; Alumina ; Nanofluid ; Heat transfer
• 刊名：Propulsion and Power Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：5
• 期：4
• 页码：279-286
• 全文大小：1499 K
• 卷排序：5

文摘

Heat transfer augmentation of kerosene-alumina nanofluid is studied for the possible use in the regenerative cooling channel of semi cryogenic engine. The basic partial differential equations are reduced to ordinary differential equations which are solved using differential transformation method. Velocity and temperature profiles as well as the skin friction coefficient and Nusselt number are determined. The influence of pertinent parameters such as nanofluid volume fraction, viscosity parameter and Eckert number on the flow and heat transfer characteristics is discussed. The results indicate that adding alumina into the fuel of liquid rocket engine (kerosene) can be considered as the way of enhancing cooling process of chamber and nozzle walls. Nusselt number is an increasing function of viscosity parameter and nanoparticle volume fraction while it is a decreasing function of Eckert number.