[HTML][HTML] Predicting thermoacoustic stability characteristics of longitudinal combustors using different endpoint conditions with a low Mach number flow

X Zhao, D Zhao, L Cheng, CM Shelton, J Majdalani - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Combustion instability frequently occurs in propulsion and power generation systems. It is
characterized by large-amplitude acoustic oscillations leading to undesirable …

[HTML][HTML] Solid rocket motor internal ballistics using an enhanced surface-vorticity panel technique

GA DiMaggio, RJ Hartfield, J Majdalani, V Ahuja - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This work explores the use of surface-mesh flow solvers to model solid rocket internal
ballistics with arbitrary grain geometry. Specifically, a surface-vorticity approach, originally …

[HTML][HTML] Outlet boundary condition and mean temperature gradient effects on the minimum acoustics disturbances energy in triggering nonlinear thermoacoustic …

X Zhao, D Zhao, CM Shelton, B Wang, X Dong, J Li… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, we theoretically investigate the impact of outlet boundary conditions and mean
temperature gradients on the maximum transient growth rate of acoustical energy and the …

[HTML][HTML] On the compressible biglobal stability of the mean flow motion in porous channels

M Akiki, J Majdalani - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
This work relies on a compressible biglobal stability approach to describe the wave
dynamics in a planar rocket chamber modeled as a porous channel. At first, the …

[HTML][HTML] On steady rotational high speed flows: The swirling compressible Trkalian profile with headwall injection

OM Cecil, DS Little, J Majdalani - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This work considers a uniquely configured swirling motion that develops inside a porous
tube due to sidewall injection. The bulk fluid motion is modeled as a steady inviscid Trkalian …

Solid Rocket Motor Internal Ballistics with a Surface-Vorticity Solver

GA DiMaggio, RJ Hartfield, J Majdalani… - AIAA SCITECH 2022 …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1898. vid This work explores the
use of surface-mesh flow solvers to model solid rocket internal ballistics with arbitrary grain …

A special collection to celebrate the life of Professor Frank M. White

J Majdalani - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
It may be safely stated that Frank M. White represents one of the most recognizable
household names in the field of fluid mechanics. The fact that he stands among the most …

Transverse wave dynamics in short tubes with axisymmetric headwall injection

CT Haddad, J Majdalani - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
This work describes both traveling and standing vorticoacoustic waves in circular tubes that
are driven by axisymmetric headwall injection. In this process, perturbation tools, field …

PLEASE CITE THIS ARTICLE AS DOI: 10.1063/5.0180911

OM Cecil, DS Little, J Majdalanib - pubs.aip.org
The Taylor1 and Taylor–Culick profiles2 have long been perceived as the standard
approximations for describing the mean flow in porous channels and tubes, including …