Aerospace Fuels
Abstract
This project evaluates and demonstrates improved hydrocarbon fuels, unique special application fuels, alternate fuels and advanced, novel aerospace propulsion technologies for Air Force applications, including high-speed and hypersonic flight and technologies to increase turbine engine operational reliability, durability, mission flexibility, and performance, while reducing weight, fuel consumption, and cost of ownership. The advanced fuel emphasis is on demonstrating new thermally stable, high-heat sink, and controlled chemically reacting fuels for a conventional turbine engine, turbine-based combined cycle engines, and other advanced propulsion systems. The project also evaluates and demonstrates fuel system components that minimize cost, reduce maintenance, and improve performance of future aerospace systems. The advanced propulsion emphasis is on demonstrating concepts for combined cycle, ramjet, and scramjet engines. A portion of this project supports the demonstration of adaptive cycle technologies. This project develops component technology for an adaptive cycle engine architecture that provides optimized performance, fuel efficiency, and durability for widely varying mission needs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 632480_0603216F_3_3600_PB_2020
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