Conceptual studies on thrust vector control using cascade arc plasma jet

Natarajan, V and Padmanabhan, S and Prasanna, RT and Murugesh, P and Kumar, VRS and Nejaamtheen, MN (2017) Conceptual studies on thrust vector control using cascade arc plasma jet. In: 53rd AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, 2017, 10 - 12 July 2017, Atlanta.

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Abstract

Numerical studies are carried out to examining the merits of the thrust vector control (TVC) systems of the aerospace vehicles with the cascade arc plasma jet as the secondary jet. In this paper, instead of the traditional method of injecting secondary jet into the divergent region of the CD nozzle, the plasma actuator is facilitated for creating shock waves. Note that by using the cascade arc plasma jet we can create shock waves in the divergent section of the CD nozzle for the desirable thrust vectoring. The cascade arc plasma jet is created using the MHD model with the local thermal equilibrium assumption and the fluid flow is numerically simulated using the k-ω SST turbulence model. The ideal gas is selected as the primary working fluid and the argon is used for generating the plasma jet. Our preliminary studies reveal that instead of using the traditional secondary injection fluidic TVC system the cascade arc plasma jet can offer a lucrative vectoring system for launch vehicles with improved payload capability.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Publication:	53rd AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, 2017
Publisher:	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA.
Keywords:	Argon; Cascade control systems; Flow of fluids; Magnetohydrodynamics; Nozzles; Propulsion; Shock waves; Turbulence models; Vector control (Electric machinery), Conceptual study; Local thermal equilibrium; Payload capabilities; Plasma actuator; SST turbulence models; Thrust vector control; Thrust vector control systems; Thrust vectoring, Plasma jets
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	21 Jul 2022 07:03
Last Modified:	21 Jul 2022 07:03
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/74752

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