Mach 6-8 Scramjet Combustion Experiments using Hydrocarbon Fuel

Abstract

This project proposes to test high speed combustion phenomena at scramjet conditions in a shock tunnel with a large scale axisymmetric isolator and combustor using hydrocarbon fuels. Tests will be conducted as a combustor in a freejet flow, allowing multiple combustor configurations and robust control of boundary layer ingestion. Combustion will be visualized using planar laser induced fluorescence (PLIF) at multiple streamwise stations, allowing investigation of fuel jet penetration and mixing, flame propagation and extinction.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Mar 23, 2016
Source ID
FA23861514093

Entities

People

  • Michael Kevin Smart

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • United States Air Force
  • University of Queensland

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy