The Scramjet Engine: Processes and Characteristics | by Corin Segal | 2009 | ISBN: 9780521838153. Supersonic Combustion Ramjet (Scramjet) Engine Cycle. High-Temperature Gas Dynamics and Hypersonic Effects. Supersonic Combustion Processes. Computational Fluid Dynamic Methods

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The Scramjet Engine: Processes and Characteristics

by Corin Segal
2009 (272 pages)
ISBN:9780521838153

With a focus on the phenomena that dictate the thermo-aerodynamic processes encountered in the scramjet engine, this book examines component analyses and flowpath considerations, hypersonic effects, ground testing facilities, and more.

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The Scramjet Engine—Processes and Characteristics

Preface
List of Acronyms

Chapter 1 – Introduction
1.1: The Ramjet and the Supersonic Combustion Ramjet (Scramjet) Engine Cycle
1.2: Historical Overview
1.3: Summary
References

Chapter 2 – Theoretical Background
2.1: Field Equations and Constitutive Relations for Compressible Flows
2.2: One-Dimensional Steady Flow and the Rankine–Hugoniot Relations
2.3: Chemical Reactions and Equilibrium
2.4. Nonequilibrium Considerations
References

Chapter 3 – High-Temperature Gas Dynamics and Hypersonic Effects
3.1: Introduction
3.2: Real-Gas Equation of State
3.3: Elements of Kinetic Theory
3.4: Elements of Statistical Thermodynamics
3.5: Hypersonic Flow
References

Chapter 4 – Cycle Analyses and Energy Management
4.1: Introduction
4.2: Ideal Scramjet Cycle
4.3: Trajectory and Loads
4.4: Performance Analysis
4.5: Combined Cycles
References

Chapter 5 – Inlets and Nozzles
5.1: Inlets
5.2: Nozzles
References

Chapter 6 – Supersonic Combustion Processes
6.1: Introduction
6.2: Time Scales
6.3: Fuel–Air Mixing
6.4: Chemical Kinetics – Reaction Mechanisms
6.5: Flame Stability
6.6: Combustion Chamber Design and Heat-Release Efficiency
6.7: Scaling Factors
6.8: Fuel Management
References

Chapter 7 – Testing Methods and Wind Tunnels
7.1: Introduction
7.2: Hypersonic Flight Domain
7.3: Blowdown Facilities
7.4: Short-Duration, Pulsed-Flow Wind Tunnels
7.5: Summary
References

Chapter 8 – Computational Fluid Dynamic Methods and Solutions for High-Speed Reacting Flows
8.1: Introduction
8.2: Conservation Equations and Flow Physics Captured in These Equations
8.3: Turbulent Reacting Flow – Length Scales
8.4: Computational Approaches for Turbulent, Chemically Reacting Flows
8.5: Scramjet-Flow Computational Results
8.6: Summary
References

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