Surface tension effects on cryogenic liquid injection dynamics in supercritical environment

JV Madana Gopal, R Morgan, G de Sercey… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The injection of cryogenic fluids into environments where the prevailing conditions are
supercritical in comparison to the critical point of the injected cryogenic fluid is encountered …

[HTML][HTML] Subgrid scale modeling considerations for large eddy simulation of supercritical turbulent mixing and combustion

U Unnikrishnan, H Huo, X Wang, V Yang - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This paper presents a systematic investigation of large eddy simulation (LES) and subgrid
scale (SGS) modeling with application to transcritical and supercritical turbulent mixing and …

Numerical simulation of trans-/near-/supercritical injection characteristics based on real fluid properties

J Ba, W Wei, L Zhao, X Gang, W Dong, T Zhou - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, the trans-/near-/supercritical jet models were established using a combination
of large eddy numerical simulations and real fluid equations of state (EOS) in order to …

On the importance of species immiscibility in mixing-layer dynamics at supercritical pressures

N Ly, M Ihme - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2025 - Elsevier
The mixing dynamics of injected propellants is a key factor in determining the ignition
performance and combustion-instability response of rocket engines, internal combustion …

A morphological study of supercritical fuel flash-boiling spray

Q Xu, Z Sun, S Wang, Y Fan, X Li, M Xu - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The optimization of fuel injection is one of the key technologies to achieve cleaner and more
efficient engines. Extensive studies have demonstrated that the flash-boiling of superheated …

Computational characterization of the temperature field in coaxial nitrogen injection under supercritical conditions

LB Magalhães, ARR Silva, JMM Barata - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
The modeling of fluids in the supercritical regime is addressed at conditions characteristic of
liquid-propelled rocket engines, whose increasing performance demands paved the way for …

Analyzing single and multicomponent supercritical jets using volume-based and mass-based numerical approaches

FNZ Rahantamialisoa, JV Madana Gopal, G Tretola… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The injections of cryogenic and non-cryogenic fluids in a supercritical environment,
respectively, liquid N2 into gaseous N2 and n-dodecane into gaseous N2, are investigated …

Transient mixing behavior of a supercritical fluid injected into supercritical and subcritical environments

CT Wanstall, JA Bittle, AK Agrawal - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Transient, near-field mixing of a supercritical fluid injected into supercritical and subcritical
environments is investigated experimentally. Fuel (propane) from a 100 μm diameter Bosch …

Numerical simulation study of the injection characteristics affecting trans-/supercritical sprays based on orthogonal experiment design

J Ba, W Wei, L Zhao, X Gang, Z Song, S **a - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
A mixture of numerical models and orthogonal experiments was used to better understand
the mixing behavior and heat/mass transfer in jets operating under supercritical conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular dynamics investigation of the vaporization characteristics of n-alkane blended fuels under different ambient conditions

Y Zhang, F Chen, M Jia, Z He, P Yi - AIP Advances, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is a powerful tool to reveal the microscopic
characteristics of supercritical transitions. However, the accuracy of MD depends strongly on …