Ignition modeling in methane-oxygen rocket engines
Design and modeling of a methane-oxygen rocket engine igniter using reacting flows with computational fluid dynamics
Christ Akkermans (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
Barry Zandbergen – Mentor (TU Delft - Space Systems Egineering)
Eberhard Gill – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Space Systems Egineering)
Alexander van Zuijlen – Coach (TU Delft - Aerodynamics)
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Abstract
The influence of using different chemistry model and different chemical kinetics schemes on modeling combustion inside a rocket engine igniter are investigated. An igniter for a LOX/CH4 rocket engine is designed and a CFD model is developed which is used to model the designed igniter. Verification and validation methods are discussed.