Research on the Dynamic Characteristics of the High Air Speed Nozzle in Isentropic Flow

Abstract

Abstract The application of microsatellites has been development with the continuous expansion of space missions in resents years. The microsatellites have several characteristics such as light weight, small size and low cost. The platform flotation table is one of the simulation ways on the ground. With the continuous development of space technology, satellite ground simulation platform flotation table as a key technology which attracts lots of researchers. In this paper, the highspeed nozzle has been analyzed based on the research of Laval nozzle. The state of shock waves can be researched by the Laval nozzle and the air speed from the nozzle can be calculated. The flow field of the high speed nozzle has been simulation by the FLUENT software. The nozzle mode has been built by the GAMBIT and the model is meshed in structured grid. The simulation result shows that the air in the nozzle has many speeds in different place. The stable speeds are 390 m/s and 150m/s in the larynx and trailing end position.The maximum are reached into the nozzle and the speed is 578m/s, which is deviated from the theoretical analysis. At the constant pressure of 4 bar, the mass of nozzle flow is 0.000318758 kg/s. The mass of outlet flow is 0.000318798 kg/s, and the calculation error is 10-8. The thrust of the nozzle is also stable at 3ms, and its stability value is 50.1 mN. The maximum force of the outlet is 176 mN before the nozzle reaches stability. The simulation result can guided for the nozzle design and itis more significance for the high precision control and measurement of nozzles.