Aerospace Fuel Technology

Abstract

This project evaluates hydrocarbon-based fuels for legacy and advanced turbine engines, scramjets, detonation, and combined cycle engines. This project also considers fuel related concepts that can increase turbine engine operational reliability, durability, mission flexibility, energy efficiency, and performance while reducing weight, fuel consumption, and cost of ownership. Applications include missiles, aircraft, sustained high-speed vehicles, hypersonic, and responsive space launch. Analytical and experimental areas of emphasis include evaluations of fuel properties and characteristics of traditional fuels and alternative fuels developed from unconventional sources (such as coal, natural gas, biomass, and combinations thereof), specialty fuels and components development used in integrated thermal and energy management systems including high heat sink fuel capability, fuels logistics and associated vulnerabilities, and combustion diagnostics and engine emissions measurements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2022
Source ID
625330_0602203F_2_3600_PB_2022

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Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Petroleum Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster

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