Method for judging stable state of airflow shearing flat plate liquid membrane

The stability state of the airflow shear plate liquid film is determined by dimensionless relationship, which solves the problem of volatile instability of the liquid film of hypersonic aircraft, and achieves rapid and accurate determination of the liquid film status and maintenance of working fluids, meeting the thermal protection needs of hypersonic aircraft.

CN120470820AActive Publication Date: 2025-08-12CALCULATION AERODYNAMICS INST CHINA AERODYNAMICS RES & DEV CENT

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Application Number
CN202510974048.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-07-15
Publication Date
2025-08-12
Estimated Expiration
2045-07-15

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Technical Problem

Under the action of high-speed airflow shearing, the liquid film is prone to instability and breakage, resulting in waste of cooling working fluid. The existing technology is difficult to effectively determine the stability of the liquid film and cannot meet the needs of high-thermal protection.

Method used

A method for determining the stable state of the liquid film of the airflow shear plate is provided. Through dimensionless relationships and criteria, the stability of the liquid film is determined by using parameters such as nozzle diameter, coolant flow rate, density and viscosity, airflow rate and viscosity, and is divided into four states: stable, relatively stable, transition and unstable.

Benefits of technology

Quickly and accurately determine the state of the liquid film, avoid waste of cooling working fluid caused by liquid film instability, provide design basis to keep the liquid film stable, and meet the thermal protection needs of hypersonic aircraft.

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Abstract

The invention discloses a method for judging the stable state of an airflow shearing flat plate liquid membrane, and belongs to the technical field of gas-liquid-solid multiphase flow and aerodynamic heat. According to the non-dimensional relational expression, non-dimensional parameters are directly calculated according to parameters such as airflow density velocity viscosity, liquid film density velocity viscosity and flat plate surface liquid nozzle diameter, the stable state of the liquid film is judged according to the LFI value of the non-dimensional parameters, and the stable state of the liquid film is divided into a stable state, a relatively stable state, a transitional state and an unstable state. And a judgment criterion of the stable state of the liquid film is given. The invention provides a dimensionless relational expression and criterion for judging the stable state of the airflow shearing flat plate liquid film, the stable state of the liquid film under the action of airflow shearing can be quickly estimated, a reference is provided for designing the state of the liquid film in active sweating cooling of a hypersonic aircraft, the stable state of the liquid film is kept as much as possible, and the working efficiency is improved. And the situation of cooling working medium waste caused by airflow shearing instability of the liquid film is avoided.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of gas-liquid-solid multiphase flow and aerodynamic heat technology, and in particular to a method for determining the stable state of a liquid film sheared by an airflow. Background Art

[0002] Due to the significant aerodynamic heating effects of high-speed aircraft, suitable thermal insulation layers are essential. Thermal protection has always been a key technology in the development of high-speed aircraft. Traditional hypersonic aircraft use passive ablative materials as thermal insulation layers. However, hypersonic aircraft are developing towards longer flight times, higher Mach speeds, longer ranges, and reusability. During these higher-speed flights, the aircraft will face a harsh service environment characterized by ultra-high temperatures, strong oxidation, and large temperature gradients. Furthermore, their structural surfaces are subjected to high pressure and strong airflow. Faced with these challenges, localized high-heat flux areas of the aircraft are facing a shortage of thermal insulation materials, making traditional thermal insulation designs unable to meet the increasingly stringent thermal protection requirements. Current research is exploring active transpiration cooling as a novel thermal protection method for hypersonic aircraft. This method uses phase change evaporation of cooling water to absorb the aerodynamic heating of the hypersonic aircraft. Cooling water is injected into the outer wall of the aircraft, where it forms a liquid film under the shearing action of the high-speed airflow. Under the shear of high-speed, high-temperature airflow, the liquid film evaporates and undergoes a phase transition, absorbing the heat from the hypersonic airflow and reducing the temperature of the vehicle wall, thereby protecting the hypersonic vehicle. However, the liquid film can become unstable and break into droplets under the shear of high-speed airflow, resulting in a waste of cooling fluid. Hypersonic vehicles cannot carry much cooling fluid, so studying the stability of liquid films sheared by airflow is essential. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for determining the stable state of a liquid film sheared on a flat plate by airflow to address the above-mentioned shortcomings, provide a judgment criterion for the stability of the liquid film, provide a dimensionless relationship for the stability of the liquid film, and be able to quickly and accurately determine the stable state of the liquid film, thereby providing a design basis for the design of active cooling thermal protection systems for hypersonic aircraft.

[0004] The present invention is achieved through the following solutions: A method for determining the stable state of a flat plate liquid film sheared by air flow comprises the following steps: Step 1: Analyze the key factors affecting the stability of the liquid film; Step 2: determining the criterion for the stable state of the flat plate liquid film sheared by the air flow; Step 3: Use dimensional analysis to obtain the dimensionless relationship between the liquid film stability and various factors; Step 4: Determine the stable state of the liquid film through dimensionless relationships and criteria.

[0005] In step one, the process of liquid film formation caused by shearing of the aircraft flat-plate shape is numerically simulated. By changing the external airflow parameters of the aircraft, the properties of the coolant carried by the aircraft, and the coolant nozzle parameters of the aircraft, the factors affecting the stability of the liquid film formation are obtained.

[0006] In step 2, the liquid film morphologies under different working conditions are summarized to obtain the types of cooling liquid film morphologies.

[0007] In step three, based on the key factors affecting stability, dimensional analysis is used to establish a dimensionless relationship between the liquid film stability and various variables; through data analysis and processing, the relationship between the dimensionless relationship and the liquid film stability is obtained.

[0008] In step three, the key factors affecting stability are nozzle diameter d, coolant flow rate u2, coolant density ρ2, coolant viscosity μ2, incoming flow velocity u1, incoming flow density ρ1 and incoming flow viscosity μ1.

[0009] In step three, dimensional analysis is used to establish the dimensionless relationship between the liquid film stability and various variables:

[0010] Where LFI is the degree of liquid film instability, k is a constant, ρ1 is the airflow density, u1 is the airflow velocity, μ1 is the airflow viscosity, ρ2 is the liquid density, u2 is the liquid velocity, μ2 is the liquid viscosity, and d is the diameter of the liquid nozzle on the flat surface; h 、 b 、 d and f is the exponential parameter of the relation.

[0011] In step three, through data analysis and processing, the relationship between the dimensionless relationship and the liquid film stability is obtained as follows: By analyzing and processing the simulation data, it is found that when the value ranges of the exponents h, b, d, and f satisfy the following relationship, the dimensionless relationship above is monotonically related to the liquid film stability: .

[0012] When b is 0.8, h, d, and f are 0.5, 0.9, and 0.05, respectively; the dimensionless relationship is: .

[0013] In step 2, under the action of airflow shear, the stable states of the flat liquid film are divided into four types according to the value of the dimensionless parameter LFI, namely stable, relatively stable, transitional, and unstable.

[0014] In step 4: Specifically: According to the flow field state, coolant properties, and opening parameters to be determined, substitute them into the dimensionless relationship to obtain the dimensionless number LFI (liquid film instability); compare the dimensionless number LFI with the given criterion to know the stability degree after the liquid film is formed; specifically, judge the liquid film state according to the value of the dimensionless parameter LFI, where the liquid film with LFI ≤ 54k is in a stable state, the liquid film with 54k < LFI ≤ 81k is in a relatively stable state, the liquid film with 81k < LFI ≤ 94k is in a transitional state, and the liquid film with LFI > 94k is in an unstable state.

[0015] In this solution, for the liquid film in the "stable" state, the shape of the liquid film is finally stable, no cavity is formed at the front end of the downstream wall surface at the coolant outlet, no liquid droplet splashing occurs at the front end of the liquid film flow, no large number of small bubbles are formed inside the liquid film, and the liquid film cavity does not cause the liquid film to break with time evolution. For the liquid film in the "relatively stable" state, the shape of the liquid film is finally stable, a cavity is formed at the front end of the downstream wall surface at the coolant outlet, liquid droplet splashing occurs at the front end of the liquid film flow, a large number of small bubbles are formed inside the liquid film, the liquid film cavity does not cause the downstream liquid film to break with time evolution, and the volume of the cavity changes little with time. For the liquid film in the "transitional" state, the shape of the liquid film is finally unstable, a cavity is formed at the front end of the downstream wall surface at the coolant outlet, liquid droplet splashing occurs at the front end of the liquid film flow, a large number of small bubbles are formed inside the liquid film, the liquid film cavity does not cause the downstream liquid film to break with time evolution, and the volume of the cavity changes greatly with time. For the liquid film in the "unstable" state, the shape of the liquid film is finally unstable, a cavity is formed at the front end of the downstream wall surface at the coolant outlet, liquid droplet splashing occurs at the front end of the liquid film flow, a large number of small bubbles are formed inside the liquid film, and the liquid film cavity causes the downstream liquid film to break with time evolution.

[0016] In summary, due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: 1. This solution provides a dimensionless relationship and criterion for judging the stable state of the air-flow-sheared flat liquid film, which can quickly estimate the stable state of the liquid film under the action of air-flow shear, provide a reference for the liquid film state design in the active transpiration cooling of hypersonic vehicles, so as to keep the liquid film in a stable state as much as possible and avoid the waste of cooling working medium caused by the instability of the liquid film due to air-flow shear. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 is a flowchart of the present invention; Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the liquid film morphology; Figure 3 is a schematic diagram for comparing the liquid film morphologies of different calculation examples at the same moment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] All features disclosed in this specification, or all steps in the disclosed methods or processes, except mutually exclusive features and / or steps, can be combined in any manner.

[0019] Any feature disclosed in this specification (including any appended claims and abstract), unless otherwise stated, may be replaced by other equivalent or similar features. In other words, unless otherwise stated, each feature is only an example of a series of equivalent or similar features.

[0020] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "up", "down", "left", "right", etc., indicating directions or positional relationships, are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a predetermined direction, be constructed and operated in a predetermined direction, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0021] Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood to indicate or imply relative importance or to implicitly indicate the quantity of the technical features being referred to. Thus, a feature defined as "first," "second," etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features.

[0022] Example 1 The present invention provides a technical solution: like Figure 1 As shown, a method for determining the stable state of an airflow shearing flat plate liquid film comprises the following steps: Step 1: Analyze the key factors affecting the stability of the liquid film: The formation process of the airflow shear liquid film on the flat-plate shape of the aircraft was numerically simulated. By changing the external airflow parameters of the aircraft, the properties of the coolant carried by the aircraft, and the parameters of the aircraft coolant nozzle (the specific parameter settings for different examples are shown in Tables 1 and 2), the key factors affecting the stability of the liquid film formation were obtained.

[0023] Table 1 Parameter settings for different examples

[0024] Table 2 Parameter settings for different examples

[0025] Step 2: Criteria for determining the stable state of the flat plate liquid film sheared by air flow: Summarizing the liquid film morphology under different working conditions, it can be found that there are four types of cooling liquid film morphology (see Figure 2 ), Figure 2Form 1 is a stable state, Form 2 is a relatively stable state, Form 3 is a transitional state, and Form 4 is an unstable state. The detailed differences between the different liquid film forms and the degree of stability of the liquid film are shown in Table 3 below.

[0026] Table 3 Description of liquid film morphology

[0027] Step 3: Use dimensional analysis to obtain the dimensionless relationship between the liquid film stability and various factors; According to the key factors affecting stability (nozzle diameter d, coolant flow rate u2, coolant density ρ2, coolant viscosity μ2, incoming flow velocity u1, incoming flow density ρ1, incoming flow viscosity μ1), the dimensionless relationship between liquid film stability and various variables is established using dimensional analysis:

[0028] By analyzing and processing the data of all simulation examples, it can be concluded that when the value range of the exponents h, b, d, and f satisfies the following relationship, the dimensionless relationship above is monotonically related to the liquid film stability.

[0029]

[0030] When b is 0.8, h, d, and f can be 0.5, 0.9, and 0.05, respectively. The dimensionless relationship is:

[0031] All the simulated liquid film cooling cases are sorted out to obtain the dimensionless number LFI and the corresponding liquid film morphology as shown in Table 4 and Figure 3 : Table 4 Dimensionless number LFI and corresponding liquid film morphology

[0032] Step 4: Determine the liquid film stability state through dimensionless relationship and criteria: The dimensionless equation provided by this invention is substituted into the desired flow field state, coolant properties, and aperture parameters to obtain the dimensionless number LFI. Comparing the dimensionless number LFI with the provided criteria directly reveals the stability of the liquid film after formation.

[0033] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for determining the stable state of a flat-plate liquid film sheared by air flow, characterized in that: It includes the following steps: Step 1: Analyze the key factors affecting the stability of the liquid film; Step 2: Determine the criterion for the stable state of the air-flow sheared flat liquid film; Step 3: Use dimensional analysis to obtain the dimensionless relationship between the liquid film stability and various factors; Step 4: Determine the stable state of the liquid film through the dimensionless relationship and the criterion; 2. A method for determining the stable state of a flat plate liquid film sheared by air flow according to claim 1, characterized in that: In Step 1, select to conduct a numerical simulation on the process of forming an air-flow sheared liquid film on the flat shape of the aircraft. By changing the external air-flow parameters of the aircraft, the properties of the coolant carried by the aircraft, and the parameters of the aircraft coolant nozzle, obtain the factors affecting the stability of liquid film formation.

3. The method for determining the stable state of a flat plate liquid film sheared by air flow according to claim 1, wherein: In Step 2, summarize the liquid film morphologies under different working conditions to obtain the types of coolant liquid film morphologies.

4. A method for determining the stable state of a flat plate liquid film sheared by air flow according to claim 1, characterized in that: In Step 3, according to the obtained key factors affecting stability, use dimensional analysis to establish the dimensionless relationship between the liquid film stability and various variables; through data analysis and processing, obtain the relationship between the dimensionless relationship and the liquid film stability.

5. A method for determining the stable state of a flat plate liquid film sheared by air flow according to claim 4, characterized in that: In Step 3, the key factors affecting stability are the nozzle diameter d, the coolant flow velocity u2, the coolant density ρ2, the coolant viscosity μ2, the oncoming flow velocity u1, the oncoming flow density ρ1, and the oncoming flow viscosity μ1.

6. A method for determining the stable state of a flat plate liquid film sheared by air flow according to claim 5, characterized in that: In Step 3, the specific dimensionless relationship established between the liquid film stability and various variables by using dimensional analysis is: Where LFI is the degree of liquid film instability, k is a constant, ρ1 is the airflow density, u1 is the airflow velocity, μ1 is the airflow viscosity, ρ2 is the liquid density, u2 is the liquid velocity, μ2 is the liquid viscosity, and d is the diameter of the liquid nozzle on the flat surface; h 、 b 、 d and f is the exponential parameter of the relation.

7. A method for determining the stable state of a flat plate liquid film sheared by air flow according to claim 6, characterized in that: In Step 3, the specific relationship between the dimensionless relationship and the liquid film stability obtained through data analysis and processing is: Through data analysis and processing of the simulation data, it is obtained that when the value ranges of the exponents h, b, d, and f satisfy the following relationship, the above dimensionless relationship has a monotonic relationship with the liquid film stability: 。 8. A method for determining the stable state of a flat plate liquid film sheared by air flow according to claim 7, characterized in that: When b takes the value of 0.8, h, d, and f take 0.5, 。 9. A method for determining the stable state of a flat-plate liquid film sheared by air flow according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: ​ 10. The method for determining the stable state of a flat plate liquid film sheared by air flow according to claim 9, characterized in that: ​ ​

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