Benchmark Wall Heat Flux Data for a GO2/GH2 Single Element Injector

Abstract

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is becoming an important component of injector design in the rocket industry. Injector designers who use CFD in the design process need to understand the accuracy level of the particular code being used for certain aspects of the design. This paper presents a recent effort to acquire benchmark quality data to be used for CFD code validation. Detailed chamber wall temperature and heat flux data was acquired for a gaseous oxygen, gaseous hydrogen single element shear coaxial injector in a 1.5 inch diameter copper heat sink chamber at Penn State University. The data was taken using both coaxial and water cooled heat flux gauges. Tests were run using hot gases generated from both fuel and oxidizer preburners. Tests were conducted over a chamber pressure range of 300 to 750 psia. Data analysis and uncertainty information will also be presented.