Application of Light Extinction Measurements to the Study of Combustion in Solid Fuel Ramjets.

Abstract

An experimental investigation of the combustion behavior in solid fuel ramjets was conducted. Optical light extinction measurements were employed to determine the effects of fuel composition and bypass ratio on the combustion efficiency, percent and size of unburned carbon, and fuel regression rate. Utility and limitations of the optical method are presented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA059879

Entities

People

  • Michael Edward Hewett

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detectors
  • Efficiency
  • Flow
  • Fuels
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Scattering
  • Solid Fuels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Rocket Propulsion.