[HTML][HTML] Impact of chemical modeling on the numerical analysis of a LOx/GCH4 rocket engine pintle injector

L Lucchese, J Liberatori, D Cavalieri, D Simone… - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
Liquid rocket engines equipped with LOx/GCH4 pintle injectors represent a promising
technology when a large throttling capability is required. Still, limited amounts of data are …

Family of Skeletal Reaction Mechanisms for Methane–Oxygen Combustion in Rocket Propulsion

J Liberatori, R Malpica Galassi, D Bianchi… - Journal of Propulsion …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Analyzing methane–oxygen rocket propellant combinations requires suitable modeling of
the major chemical reaction processes. Although several detailed kinetic mechanisms for …

Spark and flame kernel interaction with dual-pulse laser-induced spark ignition in a lean premixed methane–air flow

L Wermer, JK Lefkowitz, T Ombrello, S Im - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The growth rate of flame kernels from dual-pulse laser-induced spark (DPLIS) ignition was
compared to that from single-pulse laser-induced spark (SPLIS) ignition in a flowing …

Large-eddy simulations of a laser-ignited subscale rocket combustor: Modeling strategies and experimental comparison

DJ Brouzet, T Zahtila, D Rossinelli, A Voci… - AIAA SCITECH 2025 …, 2025 - arc.aiaa.org
To predict the reliability of laser ignition in a rocket combustor using large-eddy simulations
(LESs), it is essential to first ensure that the pre-ignition jet statistics and the dynamics of the …

Injection of LOX spray in Methane cross-flow RANS modeling uncertainty quantification

J Liberatori, R Malpica Galassi, D Liuzzi… - AIAA Propulsion and …, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-3570. vid This work presents the
numerical characterization under uncertainty of a pintle-injector liquid rocket engine thrust …

CSP-driven optimization of a 16-species skeletal mechanism for methane ignition at high pressure

J Liberatori, R Malpica Galassi, M Valorani… - AIAA SciTech 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-1101. vid The present work aims at
providing a novel kinetic mechanism optimization algorithm based on the computational …

Laser-induced indirect ignition of non-premixed turbulent shear layers

JM Wang, M Di Renzo, G Iaccarino, H Wang… - Combustion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study uses direct numerical simulations to investigate the forced ignition of temporally-
evolving turbulent subsonic shear layers separating a gaseous stream of methane (CH 4) …

Experimental and numerical study on thermodynamic characteristics in a Z-shaped evaporating pilot-flameholder

J Miao, Y Fan, T Liu, W Wu - Acta Astronautica, 2019 - Elsevier
Reliable ignition and flame stability are crucial, particularly for the increasing expansion of
flight envelopes. Herein, a novel Z-shaped evaporating pilot-flameholder is put forward to …

[HTML][HTML] A joint numerical study of multi-regime turbulent combustion

B Fiorina, TP Luu, S Dillon, R Mercier, P Wang… - Applications in Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article presents a joint numerical study on the Multi Regime Burner configuration. The
burner design consists of three concentric inlet streams, which can be operated …

Assessing the Multi-Regime Capability of the Super-Grid Linear Eddy Model (SG-LEM) Using the Darmstadt Multi-Regime Burner

A Menon, A Kerstein, M Oevermann - Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 2024 - Springer
Recent advances in combustion modelling for Large Eddy Simulation (LES) have
increasingly utilised lower-dimensional manifolds, such as Flamelet Generated Manifolds …