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Journal of Mechanical Engineering ›› 2024, Vol. 60 ›› Issue (8): 320-328.doi: 10.3901/JME.2024.08.320

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Research on the Infrared Cooling Characteristics of Composite Nozzle with Water Mist and Water Curtain

LIU Yinshui1, WANG Zhen2, ZHU Senlin1, SUN Ling2, WEI Qiang2, ZHOU Xinping1, CUI Yan1, WU Defa1   

  1. 1. School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074;
    2. China Ship Research and Design Center, Wuhan 430064
  • Received:2023-04-20 Revised:2024-01-20 Online:2024-04-20 Published:2024-06-17

Abstract: A technical solution using water mist and water curtain composite spraying is proposed to solve the problem that in the traditional water curtain spraying infrared stealth it is difficult to increase the cooling and stealth effect when the water film reaches a certain thickness through increasing the water volume. The infrared characteristics of the target are reduced and the stealth capability is improved through the dual effect of which the water mist particles are used to absorb and scatter infrared waves and the water film is used to cool down the infrared radiation intensity of the target object at the same time. The two types of nozzles are tested and analyzed to explore the infrared cooling characteristics of the composite nozzle under different power parameters and the gain effect of water mist by adjusting the pressure, flow and power parameters. The test results show that as the pressure increases, the infrared cooling time of the composite spray is reduced by 41.6%, 39.7%, and 56.9% compared with water curtain nozzle. The infrared cooling time of the composite nozzle is 47.1% shorter than that of the water curtain nozzle under the same flow rate. And the infrared cooling time of the composite nozzle is 30.5% shorter than that of water curtain nozzle under the same power. The research results provide a new direction for the design of water-based infrared cooling system.

Key words: composite nozzle, water curtain, water mist, infrared cooling, gain

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