燃料再生冷却微流道流/固耦合传热特性研究

Study on fluid-solid coupled heat transfer characteristics of fuel in regenerative cooling micro-channels

  • 摘要: 燃料再生冷却是高速飞行推进系统的重要热防护手段,量化揭示冷却微流道流/固耦合传热规律,是再生冷却结构设计与优化的关键。本文采用CFD数值模拟方法,对超临界压力碳氢燃料微通道流/固耦合传热过程开展了系统分析,对比了流道水力直径D、结构壁厚u、截面形式等因素对表面传热系数h、结构热阻Rc、流阻压降∆p等参数的影响规律。结果表明:受超临界流体物性剧烈变化影响,再生冷却微流道传热分为近壁拟沸腾区、主流拟沸腾区和旺盛湍流传热区等,表面传热系数h在旺盛湍流阶段达到峰值;减小水力直径D可强化传热,但将增大流阻压降∆pD从3 mm降至1.73 mm过程中流道压降∆p增加约8倍;减小壁厚u或增大肋厚B可降低结构热阻Rc,提高冷却效果,比值u/D每降低30%,结构温度平均降低1.7%;对比不同流道形式,高宽比AR = 1.5~2.0、通流面积S ≈ 6 mm2的矩形流道在强化传热和降低流阻方面具备较大优势。

     

    Abstract: Regenerative cooling serves as a vital thermal protection approach for high-speed flight propulsion systems. Quantitatively revealing the fluid-solid coupled heat transfer rules in cooling micro-channels is crucial for the design and optimization of regeneration cooling structures. In this paper, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical simulation were conducted to systematically analyze the fluid-solid coupled heat transfer process of supercritical hydrocarbon fuel in microchannels. The effects of hydraulic diameter D, wall thickness u, cross-sectional shape, and other factors on parameters such as surface heat transfer coefficient h, structural thermal resistance Rc, and flow resistance pressure drop Δp were compared. Results indicate that, influenced by drastic thermophysical property variations of supercritical fluid, the heat transfer in regenerative cooling microchannels can be divided into the near-wall pseudo-boiling region, mainstream pseudo-boiling region, and fully developed turbulent heat transfer region. The surface heat transfer coefficient h reaches its peak in the fully developed turbulent stage. Reducing hydraulic diameter D enhances heat transfer but increases the flow resistance pressure drop Δp; when D decreases from 3 mm to 1.73 mm, the channel pressure drop Δp increases approximately eightfold. Decreasing wall thickness u or increasing rib thickness B reduces structural thermal resistance Rc and improves cooling effectiveness. For every 30% reduction in the u/D ratio, the average structural temperature decreases by about 1.7%. Comparing different channel configurations, rectangular channels with an aspect ratio AR = 1.5–2.0 and flow area S ≈ 6 mm² demonstrate significant advantages in enhancing heat transfer and reducing flow resistance.

     

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