Water hammer pressure transient produces large dynamic forces which can damage the pipes and other assemblies in the feed line of a reaction control system(RCS).It has led to the failure of pressure transducers monito...Water hammer pressure transient produces large dynamic forces which can damage the pipes and other assemblies in the feed line of a reaction control system(RCS).It has led to the failure of pressure transducers monitoring the manifold pressure in the feed line of RCS.Therefore,water hammer studies have been carried out to understand its effect in feed line.Feedline system has been simplified to develop a mathematical model and experiments have been carried out at extensive levels.The mathematical model was developed considering pipe of uniform c/s and moving liquid-gas interface.The experimental studies have been done using water as working medium instead of actual propellant.The studies showed that rate of pressurization have a very critical role on the water hammer amplitude.Sensitivity studies have been also carried out to study the effect of density,friction and initial liquid column length on water hammer amplitude.展开更多
Beijing Aerospace System Engineering Institute of China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) declared recently that theinstitute has set up a laboratory whichwould operate a newly
文摘Water hammer pressure transient produces large dynamic forces which can damage the pipes and other assemblies in the feed line of a reaction control system(RCS).It has led to the failure of pressure transducers monitoring the manifold pressure in the feed line of RCS.Therefore,water hammer studies have been carried out to understand its effect in feed line.Feedline system has been simplified to develop a mathematical model and experiments have been carried out at extensive levels.The mathematical model was developed considering pipe of uniform c/s and moving liquid-gas interface.The experimental studies have been done using water as working medium instead of actual propellant.The studies showed that rate of pressurization have a very critical role on the water hammer amplitude.Sensitivity studies have been also carried out to study the effect of density,friction and initial liquid column length on water hammer amplitude.
文摘Beijing Aerospace System Engineering Institute of China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) declared recently that theinstitute has set up a laboratory whichwould operate a newly
