Combustion and Mechanical Systems
Abstract
This project evaluates fuels, lubricants, mechanical systems, and combustion concepts for advanced turbine engines, scramjets, pulsed detonation, and combined cycle engines. This project also develops technologies to increase turbine engine operational reliability, durability, mission flexibility, and performance while reducing weight, fuel consumption, and cost of ownership. Applications include missiles, aircraft, sustained high-speed vehicles, and responsive space launch. Analytical and experimental areas of emphasis include fuels and fuels logistics, lubricants, bearings, electromagnetic rotor, oil-less engine technology, optical diagnostics, fundamental combustion, detonations, combustors and afterburners. Fuels and lubricants for these engines must be thermally stable, cost-effective, and operate over a broad range of conditions. Advanced combustion concepts must be cost-effective, durable, and reduce pollutant emissions. A portion of this project supports adaptive cycle technologies. This effort develops component technology for an adaptive cycle engine architecture that provides optimized performance/fuel efficiency for widely varying mission needs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 623048_0602203F_2_3600_PB_2011
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