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Supersonic combustion ramjet (SCRJ) engine research and development, begun some 40 years ago, is the key to airbreathing hypersonic flight. Many unexpected complexities of SCRJ engine combustion and combustor-inlet interaction have been continuing challenges. However, valuable progress has been made in several aspects. In the next few years, it would appear that significant flight testing will take place in several countries and this should lead to further understanding of SCRJ processes in engine design for cruise and accelerator vehicle applications. This volume--the third and final in a miniseries on hypersonic propulsion along with High-Speed Flight Propulsion Systems, Volume 137, and Developments in High-Speed-Vehicle Propulsion Systems, Volume 165--presents a comprehensive and detailed exposition of the gradual maturing of scramjet technologies. Developments in several parts of the world are described by those intimately involved in the mainstream of SCRJ activities. It is clear that fresh opportunities exists to improve the robustness of high-speed-flight propulsion. This book will be valuable to the newest as well as the most seasoned specialist.
List of contents
Supersonic Flow Combustors; Scramjet-Airframe Integration; The Strutjet Engine; Dual-Mode SCRJ Flowpath Analysis; Hydrocarbon Fuels; SCRJ Inlets; Combustion-Inlet Interactions; SCRJ Combustor-Nozzle Performance; SCRM Developments in France; SCRM Developments in Russia; Electro-Magnetic Field Interactions and Scramjet Propulsion; Detonation Wave Ramjets; Forces and Moments Associated with Hypersonic Vehicle Design Research on Scram Combustors in Australia; System Sizing; Energy Effectiveness of Scram Combustors.
Summary
This volume presents a detailed exposition of the gradual maturing of scramjet technologies. Developments in several parts of the world are described by those involved in the mainstream of SCRJ activities.
