Progress and challenges in exploration of powder fueled ramjets

S Luo, Y Feng, J Song, D Xu, K Xia - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The powder fueled ramjet is a developing propulsion system, which makes use of metal
powder as the propellant and presents noticeable advantages, for instance, high specific …

Screening of metal fuels for use in composite propellants for ramjets

OG Glotov - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
A review of the literature on the methods for activation of the combustion of metallic fuels,
mainly boron-containing ones, as the promising components of composite propellants for …

Enhancing the mixing characteristics of multi-hydrogen jets in scramjet engines through the implementation of fuel injection strategies and vortex generator positioning

K Liu, Y Pan, MM Al-Ansari, ND Al-Dahmash… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Fuel injection strategies and vortex generators (VGs) play vital roles in effectively managing
temperature distribution within the combustion chamber of scramjet engines. By optimizing …

Numerical investigation on the combustion characteristics of aluminum powder fuel in a supersonic cavity-based combustor

Y Feng, S Luo, J Song, K Xia, D Xu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to explore the propulsion performance and combustion organization rules of powder
fueled scramjets, research on powder fuel combustion characteristics in a supersonic cavity …

Large-eddy simulation of gas-particle two-phase jet into a supersonic crossflow

K Zhao, Z Xia, L Ma, Y Duan, J Zhang, Y Feng… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Large eddy simulation is used to study the gas-particle two-phase transverse jet in
supersonic flow. In this paper, the Eulerian method is used to simulate the fluid, and the …

Powder fuel transport process and mixing characteristics in cavity-based supersonic combustor with different injection schemes

S Luo, Y Feng, J Song, D Xu, K Xia - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The transport process and mixing characteristics of powder fuel in the supersonic airflow are
essential for the working performance of a powder fueled scramjet. In the current …

Performance and emission characteristics of ammonia fueled scramjet engine

X Lu, S Zhang, Y Xiong, J Qin - Energy Conversion and Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change and energy crisis are driving green aviation. The carbon emissions from
scramjet engines cannot be overlooked in the future. Ammonia emerges as a potential …

Gasification of solid fuels in low-temperature gas generator: a new computational model and a study of the effect of gasifier length

NA Lutsenko, KG Borovik - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, the gasification of solid fuels in a combined charge of a low-temperature gas
generator for flying vehicle equipped with a ramjet engine is considered. The gas generator …

Tailoring the mechanical and combustion performance of B/HTPB composite solid fuel with covalent interfaces

Y Jiang, J Leem, AM Robinson, S Wu, AH Huynh… - … Science and Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of high-performing solid fuels with desired mechanical and combustion
properties is critical to future air-breathing propulsion systems for space exploration and …

Numerical investigation on the combustion characteristics of boron powder fuel under H2/Air flame in a supersonic cavity-based combustor

W Han, C Hu, J Li, J Yang, R Wei, R Lei, C Li - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
To explore the combustion organization rules of powder-fueled scramjets, this study
conducted numerical simulations to investigate the combustion characteristics of boron …