微重力工况低温液氢晃动力学特性

Sloshing Mechanic Characteristics of Cryogenic Liquid Hydrogen Under Microgravity

  • 摘要: 基于流体体积方法与动网格技术,建立了考虑气液两相流、相变、表面张力、外部激励与壁面漏热的流体晃动三维数值模型,系统分析了横向激励、纵向激励、匀加速、匀减速与自旋5类典型扰动下液氢贮箱内部流体晃动响应. 主要量化结论如下:横向激励下,12 s内液体质心负向偏移约50 mm,转动惯量由4.31 kg·m2 增至4.48 kg·m2;纵向激励触发法拉第不稳定性,气液界面形成随时间放大的驻波;变速工况中,匀加速导致液氢向贮箱底部沉降并伴随气泡夹带,质心沿运动方向抬升超过30 mm,匀减速条件在3 s 内引发约500 mm 的前冲,转动惯量峰值达到约6.1 kg·m2;自旋激励中离心效应主导液体重分布,形成碗状界面,晃动力幅值趋近于零. 相关研究揭示了微重力下液氢晃动动态响应与失稳机理,可为低温推进系统结构安全设计提供技术参考.

     

    Abstract: Based on the volume of fluid (VOF) method and dynamic mesh technology, a three-dimensional fluid sloshing numerical model is developed and solved by considering vapor-liquid two-phase flow, phase change, surface tension, external excitation, and wall heat leakage. The sloshing behavior of a liquid hydrogen tank is systematically investigated under five typical excitation conditions: lateral excitation, longitudinal excitation, uniform acceleration, uniform deceleration, and self-rotation. The main quantitative findings are as follows: under lateral excitation, the liquid center of mass drifted negatively by about 50 mm within 12 s, and the moment of inertia increased from 4.31 kg·m2 to 4.48 kg·m2; longitudinal excitation triggered Faraday instability, leading to the formation of standing waves that are amplified over time; in variable-speed conditions, uniform acceleration caused liquid settling toward the tank bottom accompanied by bubble entrainment, with the centroid lifting more than 30 mm along the motion direction, while uniform deceleration induces a forward surge of about 500 mm within 3 s and a peak moment of inertia of approximately 6.1 kg·m2; in self-rotation excitation, centrifugal effects dominated liquid redistribution, forming a bowl-shaped interface with sloshing forces approaching zero. These results reveal the dynamic responses and instability mechanisms of liquid hydrogen sloshing under microgravity, providing technical reference for the structural safety design of cryogenic propulsion systems.

     

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