Mixing Enhancement Using Axial Flow

MIXING ENHANCEMENT USING AXIAL FLOW
(U.S. Patent pending)

Operating conditions

Two elements must be satisfied for the method to work:

Element 1: Nozzle configuration

For JSE: an annular (or similar) convergent-divergent duct. A critical parameter is the ratio of exit area to minimum area, Ae/Amin, of the duct.	Fig. 1(a) JSE nozzle geometry
For MESPI: a dual-stream nozzle with a convergent-divergent outer duct. A critical parameter is the ratio of exit area to minimum area, Ae/Amin, of the outer duct. The shape of the inner duct is arbitrary.	Fig. 1(b) MESPI nozzle geometry

Element 2: Nozzle pressure ratio

For both JSE and MESPI, the nozzle pressure ratio NPR (total pressure over ambient pressure) of the gas flow that promotes mixing must satisfy: (a) occurrence of sonic flow at Amin, and (b) generation of adverse pressure gradient in the vicinity of Ae.

The corresponding theoretical range of NPR is shown in Fig. 2 (green area). Experiments at Ae/Amin=1.25 have vaidated this prediction.

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Fig. 2 Nozzle pressure ratio for gas flow (green region).

Please download AIAA-2000-0093 (PDF) for more details on the operating conditions.
Also, see the 2D results for variations on the above nozzle arrangements.

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