In this study,the effects of porosity of the fore-catalytic bed and after-catalytic bed and preheat temperature on the decomposition and combustion characteristics of a 5N ammonium dinitramide(ADN)-based thruster were...In this study,the effects of porosity of the fore-catalytic bed and after-catalytic bed and preheat temperature on the decomposition and combustion characteristics of a 5N ammonium dinitramide(ADN)-based thruster were numerically investigated in terms of the distribution of components,temperature,and pressure.The results indicated that the porosity of the fore-catalytic bed and preheating temperature significantly affected the decomposition and combustion characteristics.The porosity of the fore-catalytic bed was optimized,and the thrust performance was demonstrated to improve with increasing of porosity of the after-catalytic bed and pre-heating temperature.The results were favorable for the investigation of decomposition and combustion characteristics and could also be beneficial to the design and manufacture of different types of ADN-based thrusters.展开更多
基金supported by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation ( Grant No. 3184064)
文摘In this study,the effects of porosity of the fore-catalytic bed and after-catalytic bed and preheat temperature on the decomposition and combustion characteristics of a 5N ammonium dinitramide(ADN)-based thruster were numerically investigated in terms of the distribution of components,temperature,and pressure.The results indicated that the porosity of the fore-catalytic bed and preheating temperature significantly affected the decomposition and combustion characteristics.The porosity of the fore-catalytic bed was optimized,and the thrust performance was demonstrated to improve with increasing of porosity of the after-catalytic bed and pre-heating temperature.The results were favorable for the investigation of decomposition and combustion characteristics and could also be beneficial to the design and manufacture of different types of ADN-based thrusters.
